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Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more ...
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
But now, we can see what the current FTC’s position is regarding this deal. Microsoft President Brad Smith shared an FTC document revealing they are dismissing their complaint.
Earlier Thursday, the FTC said it was dismissing a lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by the Democratic-controlled FTC in January. Microsoft announced a $69 billion acquisition of Activision ...
Microsoft president Brad Smith on X called the FTC's retreat "a victory for players across the country and for common sense in Washington, D.C." ...
TL;DR: The FTC has officially dismissed its antitrust case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending legal challenges to the largest video game merger in history.
The FTC’s move to block the acquisition is rooted in concerns that Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox console, would gain control of high-level video game franchises and enable it to harm ...
The Microsoft-Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular ...
Earlier Thursday, the FTC said it was dismissing a lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by the Democratic-controlled FTC in January. Microsoft announced a $69 billion acquisition of Activision ...
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued ...