| Ryuu96 said: BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI.O) next week, with May 15 as the likeliest date, people familiar with the matter said. The EU antitrust enforcer is expected to clear the acquisition after Microsoft agreed to licensing deals with cloud streaming rivals including Nvidia, Ukraine's Boosteroid and Japan's Ubitus, other people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters in March. EU Decision Clearing $69 Bln Microsoft, Activision Deal Expected May 15, Sources Say | Reuters |
Blocked cause MS would have too much ability to foreclose rivals from vital custom themes bundles and skins. A market the EU estimated at $10M today but is forecasted to reach a whopping $12M in 20 years. Due to the lack of specific data, the EU had no choice but to assume every console player relies on bundles and skins to make their choice when purchasing a new system and subscribing to a new cloud provider.
A last-minute call from an undisclosed third party stated that custom themes using Diablo red color may boost by more than twice the performance output of a console making it hard for others to compete.
