The strange logic of the UK's regulatory body known as the CMA is creating a political headache for the UK government, whose ...
leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.” In a full press release, the CMA claimed that Microsoft’s proposals “failed to effectively address the ...
Microsoft is furious. Last week, a surprise decision from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) left its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard blocked in Britain ...
After both Microsoft and Activision criticised the UK due to the CMA's decision earlier this week, an answer from the government was to be expected. The spokesperson of Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister ...
After more than a year of trying to get approval for its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the CMA blocked Microsoft from doing so. The UK regulator determined that the deal could ...
UK's CMA's report concluded Microsoft would suffer significant financial losses if it made "Call of Duty" an exclusive Xbox game. The regulator ultimately blocked the Microsoft-Activision merger ...
In this week’s newsletter: The tech behemoth was set to acquire the Call of Duty makers, then the UK regulator ... the CMA gave ground on what seemed like the key question: whether Microsoft ...
Microsoft's $68.7 billion takeover of Activision has been blocked by UK regulators. The UK's CMA blocked the deal on Wednesday over concerns antitrust concerns. The move marks a big blow for ...
The new Teams will soon become the default on Windows. Microsoft announced a new version of Teams earlier this year that ...
after which it goes back to the CMA, so the case is far from over. Original story, April 26, 2023: The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has announced it's "preventing" Microsoft's proposed ...
Microsoft held its annual conference for developers last week where artificial intelligence took center stage. Overall, ...
Microsoft is attempting to persuade regulators around the world to clear its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen.
