Microsoft has said it will appeal today's shock decision by UK regulators to block its $68.7bn Activision Blizzard acqu…
- but how will this work, and could it still be a success?
Could Microsoft's appeal be seen as a straightforward case? Considering the deep concern expressed by the CMA in its final report today over the deal's impact on the growth of cloud gaming, it seems unlikely the CMA would suddenly U-turn on its approach. Indeed, the CMA's report goes into detail over its concerns that Microsoft's existing ownership of Xbox, Windows and cloud infrastructure already gave the company dominance in the cloud gaming market. Being able to control franchises such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft with that existing advantage risked any further competition in this space, it stated.
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