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Re:Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and cho...
on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:30AM (#35713364)
So spin Activision UK off?
Re:Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and cho...
on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:30AM (#35713347)
They would never be allowed to block Microsoft from the market though - the NHS runs on windows, and basically every other arm of our government - surely the fines wouldn't ever be more than the gain due to the merger?
Re:Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and cho...
on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:21AM (#35713239)
Can someone explain to me how a UK regulator has the power to block a merger between two US companies - I get that they can say its blocked - but what kind of powers do they have to enforce it from not happening?