Why Microsoft’s mega-merger with Activision Blizzard is stalling

Why Microsoft’s mega-merger with Activision Blizzard is stalling

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/02/why-microsofts-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 – but not for the reason you might think

“Oh my god. Wow.” Phone calls with law professors about regulatory actions don’t normally start with unprompted expressions of amazement, but regulatory actions don’t 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.