This appeal/TRO/whatever it’s called has to have a decision made by Friday night otherwise MS can do what they want right? i.e. close the deal
So if their TRO gets submitted how long does MS get to make a response? If they don’t give MS enough time, couldn’t MS just run out the clock and say “oh well, too bad, should have submitted sooner”?
But even if they do give MS enough time to submit a response, wouldn’t the new judges need enough time to be able to go over both responses? That seems like way too much work to get done in 48 hours
The facts that this is still about playstation leads me to believe that this is gonna get slapped down by the court… again, assuming no foul play behind the scenes.
I’ve asked the question multiple times and have yet to get an answer. I used Canada for my example. If Canada blocked the deal, do people seriously think Microsoft would be ‘damn, guess the deal is dead’? Microsoft would close over Canada in a heartbeat, and I say that as a Canadian.
I know, but I’m using Canada as a hypothetical here. My question is, had Canada blocked the deal, would we seriously question whether or not Microsoft would close over them?
Even Florian sounds more uncertain than usual. Small chance. But the FTC arguments could confuse the appeals court enough for them to err on side of caution and issue a stay.
