I forgot to mention, but of course, this should be limited to existing popular ABK IPs and will probably not impact new Ips and the revival of long-dead ones.

The issue though is, how would the buying entity make a profit out of it, considering I don't think this would grant them the right to sell the title or sell the right for the title to be included in a content library subs. The only thing the buyer would get is the right to determine who's able to stream the title in a BYOG format. With the EU remedy, MS was going to offer those rights for free to any cloud provider.

If my logic is sound, and I think there's a high probability it is not (lol I'm tired) that means either :

a) The buyer will handle those in Not-for-profit organizations style which MS will need to cover for expenditures of handling those, which would be the equivalent of ring-fencing the thing I think.

b)The buyer would actually try to sell back those rights to BYOG services, which would only make things worse for those in UK compared to the free-of-charge offering from MS.

Another gamepass quality game coming in hot xbots from your friends over at crapcom.

Surely if Microsoft close or sell off rights to another company for xCloud it's worse for consumers? If the deal is blocked in it's current state then removing xCloud access for the consumers who already have access to it and are using it is a very anti-consumer move so how would that be a remedy for the CMA when they are there to protect the consumer?

Kotick can play himself, he was already in Moneyball 

Don't let the truth get in the way of the CMA trying to save face. XD

Did not think of that angle but yeah pretty much. This reenforce the idea that it might be limited to the streaming right of the PC version.

My current guess is that Microsoft is going to close in every jurisdiction but the UK either this evening or Monday

Can't be today, the TRO expires 11:59 PM Friday, PST.

FTC filed their stay to the 9th Circuit last night.

#21 in FTC v. Microsoft Corporation (9th Cir., 23-15992) – CourtListener.com

Microsoft Word - FTC v. Microsft-Activision - CA9 Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (Draft 2023-07-13 2100) (courtlistener.com)

"Based on the district court’s fundamental errors, the Commission has a strong likelihood of success on appeal. But without an injunction pausing the merger now, the deal will be consummated, irreversibly altering the status quo and irreparably harming the FTC’s ability to order effective relief should the deal be found unlawful."

"The FTC's appeal raises serious legal questions and has a fair prospect of success."

Action Needed By 11:59 on July 14, 2023

If the FTC didn't drag this out so long then they wouldn't have needed to put the Judges on such a short deadline, I hope the Judges ignore it, Lol. It's all just a delay game to the FTC. However, The Court can provide a temporary shorter TRO extension before deciding on a longer one so that is a possibility as well.

Usual conditions for granting a stay.

The court employs a balancing test in considering a motion for stay, including: (1) whether the movant is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether the movant has shown a likelihood of irreparable harm absent a stay; (3) whether the balance of equities tips in the movant's favor; and (4) the public interest.

Unless the motion to the court of appeal is also denied which should make Judge Corley's judgment effective immediately I think. But IDK if that's realistically happening today and anyway the small time window it will give MS and the short notice would make that impossible to be exploited effectively, So yeah in all cases, Monday it is at the earliest.

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