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Ryuu96 on 22 August 2023
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Idas Said:

New report from MLex (I told you that the EC wasn't going to be happy):

- Microsoft's restructuring of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard to win UK approval will see the European Commission assess whether a fresh EU notification is necessary.

- Microsoft believes the divestment of cloud-gaming rights to Ubisoft outside of Europe will allow it to respect EU commitments adopted in May, but officials are now studying if a new review by the EU merger regulator is needed. "The commission is carefully assessing whether the developments in the UK require another notification to the commission," a spokesperson for the EU authority said.

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The CMA has really made a fucking mess of this, Lmao.

I do think it changes the terms of the deal but I think EC will accept it because it doesn't really change their remedy with Microsoft as Microsoft is still honouring that for the 10 year period and EU never demanded it be worldwide, it was actually Microsoft who decided to make it worldwide, EU only asked for EU.

Ubisoft may have a license for EU...But Ubisoft is charging for theirs, Microsoft is free, who the hell would choose Ubisoft over Microsoft in the EU?

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 22 August 2023