{"id":9839,"date":"2023-05-02T11:38:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T09:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/why-microsofts-mega-merger-with-activision-blizzard-is-stalling\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T09:38:40","slug":"why-microsofts-mega-merger-with-activision-blizzard-is-stalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/why-microsofts-mega-merger-with-activision-blizzard-is-stalling\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Microsoft\u2019s mega-merger with Activision Blizzard is stalling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tech behemoth was set to acquire the Call of Duty makers, then the UK regulator stepped in \u2013 but not for the reason you might think<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/TBl-lE0k4WbTlFRn6v-lQXxTpTslqnvUsR2ofAkC00vqkHXqakTSxrykj9mrdACFo11SPMvm9ONAti2JcHBqUgcduObToxycReEYHcTAh6nov_u_7l464yKkl5CZpPeg-CqG3ueb-8UiDZ4dOkhK_xu6BZysaGtGOA-w2_0KTqLsMBLqZrcGelEg-7T5C6DRfMSsX1Wcyrv2RlHjbzIGx0ePxMD7meIXmznkqCFxtrflV_YvxDV9cqXgzdq7c2-9qYTW0MyIMCG7p9sc7wIKCg\/3ha\/N7031ZxvS8Cv2AmB8PHP-g\/h27\/towm4HqYM1UtQe3kzAkaoAWT_zh9HyZuTvPyJCk6JeE\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOh my god. Wow.\u201d Phone calls with law professors about regulatory actions don\u2019t normally start with unprompted expressions of amazement, but regulatory actions don\u2019t normally come like this. Anne Witt, professor of law and member of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, had been expecting to have a very different conversation when we spoke last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But then, just minutes before we were due to talk, the UK\u2019s competition regulator blocked Microsoft\u2019s attempted $68.7bn acquisition of megadeveloper Activision Blizzard, the sprawling corporation behind games including Candy Crush Saga, World of Warcraft, Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater and, most importantly, Call of Duty.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/may\/02\/why-microsofts-mega-merger-with-activision-blizzard-is-stalling\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/cbac7c850b95518983b7383e050a1722048c6208\/0_16_4000_2401\/master\/4000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4988ec5b6ba02bca5c4ba9292ae13049\" title=\"Why Microsoft\u2019s mega-merger with Activision Blizzard is stalling\" \/>The tech behemoth was set to acquire the Call of Duty makers, then the UK regulator stepped in \u2013 but not for the reason you might think<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\n\u201cOh my god. Wow.\u201d Phone calls with law professors about regulatory actions don\u2019t normally start with unprompted expressions of amazement, but regulatory actions don\u2019t normally come like this. Anne Witt, professor of law and member of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, had been expecting to have a very different conversation when we spoke last Wednesday.<br \/>\nBut then, just minutes before we were due to talk, the UK\u2019s competition regulator blocked Microsoft\u2019s attempted $68.7bn acquisition of megadeveloper Activision Blizzard, the sprawling corporation behind games including Candy Crush Saga, World of Warcraft, Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater and, most importantly, Call of Duty. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tech behemoth was set to acquire the Call of Duty makers, then the UK regulator stepped in \u2013 but not for the reason you might think Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here \u201cOh my god. 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