Might just be the CMA trying to save their reputation or something MS had already agreed to provided they ensure MS that they will approve the deal after the probe
Because if it’s them playing silly beggars after MS agreeing to put a stop to the CAT stuff, they are playing with fire
CMA sucks again.
Is this deal going to close by the 18th?
The only way MS would accept a new investigation is that is was entirely a paper exercise, to justify the CMA accepting what is on offer to them.
The CMA has lost. Any attempt at delaying the deal will just cause MS to pull out of the joint request to delay the CAT appeal and force CMA to attend it, get their arses handed to them, for the deal to go through as it is right now.
Thinking it could just be posturing. After yesterday a lot of folks were talking about the CMA looking weak so it could just be them trying to stop those talks.
I’m wondering if this is all clickbait headlines for something that will be required by the CMA to reverse their original decision. Their procedures probably don’t allow them to accept new remedies unless the deal is “re-structured” (at least superficially), which I’m guessing would automatically trigger a new probe.
If only I was in charge of South Park.
So FTC looking to waste more Tax payers money with an appeal that they will surly lose again.
How many L’s do they want to collect.
MS will not play with CMA too long. If an agreement is not signed before July 18th, they will close. They know that even a slight hold can delay the CAT hearing for months.
Once again, no one, even us, should underestimate Microsoft.
MS is closing monday no matter what. The CMA bullshitting will end and they’ll deal, or they’ll hold out and the CAT will be even more pissed off at them.
Something else people should probably consider, MS likely wouldn’t have agreed to pausing the CAT process unless they were given some sort of guarantee or verbal agreement from the CMA.
I expect the CMA to agree on the closure “provided a later investigation can rule on new remedies”. like the FTC, CMA can investigate after closure. It is true that they can not backpedal on their final report, some something has to be done, beside CAT.
If the latest CMA articles are true thalen why would MS have agreed to pause the litigation?
Honestly I think MS should have just taken this to CAT and wiped the entire cloud argument away. Invite Nvidia, Boosteroid, EE and everyone else to present evidence.
Then explain how they have less than 8,000 simultaneous cloud users in the UK, compare this to how many people use cloud/streaming on PS and other services.
Lastly bring all unions out to say how this will improve working conditions and boom…
So CNBC misreported that the divestiture was agreed upon. Basically the pause was just to talk over things with the CMA.
Microsoft should be like that “kid” from Mass Effect 3 ending when you keep shooting at him.
I think CMA trying to save face for the public. There no way MS agree to this pause otherwise.
Basically let CMA do their tough on big tech routine to the media. While behind closed door, deal is done.
The articles are either bullshit guesses or its going to be small insignificant divestiture for the CMA to save face. If the CMA truly were the final boss whos word is law, they wouldnt be scrambling to delay the appeal hearing.
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This is what I was saying yesterday, there was no way MS and the CMA would agree on anything so significant within a few hours and this information to also leak to a US reporter.
MS and the CMA are likely talking but it will be days/weeks until we hear anything