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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by atlasunshrugged on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:43AM (#29979839)
Sure, but sometimes the threat of doing something and having an acquisition mired in a lawsuit or the Prez using the bully pulpit against your co can be a serious deterrent from engaging in an acquisition as well.
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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by ls612 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:42PM (#29982743)
Yeah look how well that worked out for the previous administration vis a vis AT&T and Time Warner.
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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by atlasunshrugged on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:09PM (#29983187)
Given the insider hiring of Michael Cohen by AT&T I'd say there were other factors at play in that one
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