Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread |OT2| The NeverEnding Acquisition

[AllianceOfficer]

Idas just stated there is an MLEX report that states the gamers lawsuit was dismissed.

[Infamy]

“Gamers” lawsuit has been dismissed.

MLex reports that the lawsuit from gamers has been dismissed and they’ll need to redraft their complaint.

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley raised concerns about a lack of evidence/numbers, precise argument about the harm arising from the deal and the definition of the relevant markets.

$10,000 down the drain because they decided to identify with a corporation that doesn’t give two shits about them.

Ouch.

[Ace_Maverick]

@Infamy

“Gamers” lawsuit has been dismissed.

MLex reports that the lawsuit from gamers has been dismissed and they’ll need to redraft their complaint.

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley raised concerns about a lack of evidence/numbers, precise argument about the harm arising from the deal and the definition of the relevant markets.

$10,000 down the drain because they decided to identify with a corporation that doesn’t give two shits about them.

Ouch.

[Matt (Matthew)]

@Infamy

“Gamers” lawsuit has been dismissed.

MLex reports that the lawsuit from gamers has been dismissed and they’ll need to redraft their complaint.

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley raised concerns about a lack of evidence/numbers, precise argument about the harm arising from the deal and the definition of the relevant markets.

$10,000 down the drain because they decided to identify with a corporation that doesn’t give two shits about them.

Ouch.

Yet another F for Sony fanboys, add it to the list, haha.

[BananaBox39 (Ivan)]

@Infamy

“Gamers” lawsuit has been dismissed.

MLex reports that the lawsuit from gamers has been dismissed and they’ll need to redraft their complaint.

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley raised concerns about a lack of evidence/numbers, precise argument about the harm arising from the deal and the definition of the relevant markets.

$10,000 down the drain because they decided to identify with a corporation that doesn’t give two shits about them.

Ouch.

This from the beginning was bad joke that, in my opinion, went too far and just served to spend resources and justice time.

[howlingmosquito (mosquito)]

$10,000!!!

Series X only $499

[Matt (Matthew)]

@BananaBox39

This from the beginning was bad joke that, in my opinion, went too far and just served to spend resources and justice time.

Lawyers dont even get paid if a case is dismissed, right? What a failure

[Arthur_Garton]

@AllianceOfficer

Idas just stated there is an MLEX report that states the gamers lawsuit was dismissed.

Good, that whole thing was extremely silly. What a waste of money!

[leburn98]

@howlingmosquito

…$10,000!!! Series X only $499

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You could get a Series X + a lifetime of Game Pass for $10K

[BananaBox39 (Ivan)]

@Matt

Lawyers dont even get paid if a case is dismissed, right? What a failure

I honestly dont know what would happens in the US when a lawsuit is dismissed. It would be a good lesson to pay the fees of the other party to educate them to dont act stupid with justice system.

[jfsolo]

@nursegamer20

I’m honestly starting to doubt the CMA’s objectivity about this merger, feels like they were out for blood from the very beginning , and the “divestiture” stuff or the possible behavioral remedy “considerations” are just for show so they can look “objective and fair” before they bring the hammer down. And they are not subjected to any judicial review. I’m all for extra scrutiny with big mergers to prevent actual anticompetitive or monopolistic behavior. But I want it to be objective, backed by facts, and be consistent with the law (sherman act, Clayton act, or the enterprise act in the UK).

I know that a lot of people like to give the benefit of the doubt but anyone who isn’t straight out hostility opposed to the deal has to see that from the start that the CMA were always arguing in bad faith based off of every reason they have put forth in opposition to it.

Despite the irrationality of doing so, I expect them to go through with the block, taking the chance that those above them won’t overturn their decision.

[MasterChief]

So with the gamers lawsuit dismissed, now it’s only Sony and Google fighting the acquisition?

[Sparda3g]

@MasterChief

So with the gamers lawsuit dismissed, now it’s only Sony and Google fighting the acquisition?

I don’t even know Google is doing anything. They’re more busy fighting Microsoft on AI and search engine battle, which is seriously heating up.

[Whistler]

@Zappy5

…unusually Microsoft even with their huge resources are unable to simply ‘buy away’ Sony’s advantage. Which means that the way the CMA usually examines these sorts of deals falls apart. Because all the conditions they look for are there EXCEPT the fact that even if MS foreclosed, reduced supply or raised prices they wouldn’t lessen Sony’s ability to compete to an extent that would disadvantage consumers or create a distorted market. At least not in a foreseeable way. But this is where the problem lies. The CMA simply are struggling with their framework to rationalise this. Its pretty unusual I guess. Won’t be many industries or situations where the biggest company is way behind the market leader and able to pull off huge deals…mostly they will see the bigger players or market leaders do this…

Here’s the thing, these regulatory bodies should have a duty to understand each and every market they get involved in. They shouldn’t be judging every deal with some broad brush, they should be attempting to be experts in whatever they are regulating before they pass judgement. There is no excuse, this is their job. They have access to near unlimited amounts of information to facilitate learning on how a particular market operates. They should not be less informed than a bunch of people on a gaming forum who scrape together information from press releases and social media.

Now that I think about it, have any of these regulators actually requested data directly from market research firms like NPD? I’d imagine some of that info could be included in response paperwork, but have they actually brought in any independent experts to weigh in?

[Kals_Els]

@MJ_INC

The more they chase big tech bad drama, the less good they do, the FTC needs to get their priorities sorted. Yeah, big tech is bad, but every other industry is more heavily entrenched without any or very little competition.

[strawman]

LMAO at the message board slang. Also, a ridiculous argument to make for a megacorporation that has bought its way into countless industries.

[AllianceOfficer]

@MasterChief

So with the gamers lawsuit dismissed, now it’s only Sony and Google fighting the acquisition?

Is google still fighting? I didnt read a response from them to the PF

[GamepadX]

@Kals_Els

The more they chase big tech bad drama, the less good they do, the FTC needs to get their priorities sorted. Yeah, big tech is bad, but every other industry is more heavily entrenched without any or very little competition.

My cell phone carrier Mint Mobile just got bought by T-Mobile. Mint Mobile is a low cost provider that charges $30 a month, but through T-Mobile I guarantee that phone bill will go up. How can I be sure? Because T-Mobile bought my last carrier Metropcs and the price went up. Before that I was a t-Mobile subscriber but then the the price went up so I changed service.

Living in America is one giant unregulated scam sometimes.

[binarymelon]

@GamepadX

My cell phone carrier Mint Mobile just got bought by T-Mobile. Mint Mobile is a low cost provider that charges $30 a month, but through T-Mobile I guarantee that phone bill will go up. How can I be sure? Because T-Mobile bought my last carrier Metropcs and the price went up. Before that I was a t-Mobile subscriber but then the the price went up so I changed service.

Living in America is one giant unregulated scam sometimes.

We do have regulations in Canada and it hasn’t done a damn thing to protect us. The big 3 telecoms in the country just continuously buy up any small competitor and it’s just allowed to happen by the CRTC.

[Infamy]

@GamepadX

Living in America

Now I can’t get the song out of my head. Thanks for nothing, sir.