Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal blocked

Re:Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal bl... by iflp on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:16AM (#35725352)

Content aside, this is terrible editing on BBC’s part:

> However, the regulator hit back, saying: "It is the CMA's job to do what is best for the people, businesses and economy of the UK, not merging firms with commercial interests."

> But the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its job was not to serve the interests of merging firms.

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Re:Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal bl... by lastangryman on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:41AM (#35725584)

Yep also:

> Mr Smith said the CMA's decision market "probably the darkest day in our four decades in Britain".

Rather than "market" rather than "marked" I assume. The editorial standards are frankly a disgrace at the BBC these days, these errors are common.

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Re:Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal bl... by ta1243 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:53AM (#35725678)

That's what happens when output increases massively, budgets drop by 50%, and there's a constant pressure to be first

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Re:Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal bl... by red_trumpet on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:18AM (#35725373)

The first sentence even appears again further down.

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Re:Microsoft in furious attack on UK as major gaming deal bl... by ChrisMarshallNY on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:23AM (#35725431)

I think that was a quote from Brad Smith. That often happens, when they parse a quote for the lede, then expand upon it later.

I don’t have any opinions on the merits (or demerits) of the issue at hand.

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