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The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs (www.polygon.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 189 points 9 months ago (4 children)

They're not too happy, and they may even write a strongly worded email expressing their unhappiness.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You jest, but the FTC is trying to appeal (undo) the merger in court, and this makes their case a lot stronger: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-ftc-tries-again-stop-microsofts-already-closed-deal-activision-2023-12-06/

For a 68,000,000,000$ deal, even if this helps the FTC by 1%, that's a huge risk

[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Good. After they un-merge them they can break them up into even smaller pieces. That way in another 30 years when we forget about antitrust against they can re-assemble the monopoly. Fun for everyone!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Basically Ma Bell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I got the ill communication

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

If they actually managed to, my faith in humanity would be restored a little bit

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago

WOAH WOAH WOAH LET'S KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE HERE

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They didn't even slam them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Or even give them a good BLAST.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The FTC Bukkakes Microsoft Over Activision Blizzard layoffs

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

That's the kind of click bait we need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

you cant just blindside job creators with that, think of the neppies /s