'Tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage' with us, says UK regulator
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"We delivered a clear message to Microsoft that the deal would be blocked unless they comprehensively addressed our concerns and stuck to our guns on that," she added.Microsoft's buy of Activision in April, after finding serious competition concerns, things got bitter. Activision Blizzard said it would"work aggressively" with Microsoft to
Microsoft vice-chair and president Brad Smith accused the regulator of having a"flawed understanding of this market and the way the relevant cloud technology." According to Alex Haffner, competition partner at UK lawyer Floodgate, said the decision ends what became a"tumultuous process for all concerned."Judge shoots down FTC attempt to stall Microsoft-Activision merger
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