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NobleTeam360 said:

Ryuu96 said:

Commission satisfied the #merger is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in any New Zealand market. “While $ATVI games, in particular Call of Duty, are popular with NZ gamers, our enquiries did not find they are likely to be ‘must have’ to compete with $MSFT in NZ."

— Diane Alter (@diane_alter) August 7, 2023

Took em a year, their longest case ever, multiple delays, to come to the conclusion that it would be fine

There ain't no way they weren't just waiting to see what happens with the UK.

Good news (not that their blocking would have changed anything anyway). Just waiting to see what's the hold up at the CMA, the 29th is fastly approaching and it's been completely quiet on that front. 

That is because they are looking for a way to turn down MS again and make it look like a huge win government regulation on big tech.  The tears that is going to be shed will be epic.  After that MS will have a choice to continue to fight, leave the UK market or play some other game.  Anyway, we should get a betting pool started.  What would be the odds the CMA deny MS a second time