Microsoft, Activision hearing over FTC injunction blocking deal begins Thursday

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Microsoft, Activision hearing over FTC injunction blocking deal begins Thursday
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Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. have their day in court Thursday as a federal judge decides whether to uphold the Federal Trade Commission’s...

Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI have their day in court Thursday as a federal judge decides whether to uphold the Federal Trade Commission’s injunction of the $69 billion videogame publisher acquisition. At 8:30 am Pacific time, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley will begin an evidentiary hearing in San Francisco.

... Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI have their day in court Thursday as a federal judge decides whether to uphold the Federal Trade Commission’s injunction of the $69 billion videogame publisher acquisition. At 8:30 am Pacific time, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley will begin an evidentiary hearing in San Francisco.

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