CMA blocks MS /ABK merger (Update: UK gov smears the CMA)

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haxxiy said:

If the CMA & others were truly serious, they would have also blocked any Microsoft service that is using OpenAI's software too, since MS basically illegally bought out a non-profit company made with tax-exempt investor money.

Smith should just shut up and take the L because they're still being treated with velvet gloves, and everything he says one can bet the EC is paying close attention.

The deal structure with openAI is unique and I don't know if regulators are serious to begin with because it didn't seem to attract enough attention, I also still expect MS/ABK to pass, no comment from the congress puppets yet, however, The Telegraph is now labelling the CMA as "anti-growth", no surprise. 

For those who want to read more on openAI/MS deal, this is a simple read: https://tammystakes.substack.com/p/microsofts-quasi-acquisition-of-openai