Microsoft and FTC pre-trial hearing set for January 3rd
A federal judge has set a date for the first pre-trial hearing between Microsoft and the Federal Trade Commission . The two go to court on January 3rd to spar over the fate of Microsoft’sto buy Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. Microsoft and Activision announced the merger at the start of 2022. At the time, the tech giant said it expected the deal to close no later than June 2023.
The FTC is expected to face an uphill battle trying to convince a judge of the merits of its case. For one, Microsoft isn’t pushing for a “horizontal” merger that would see it take one of its direct competitors out of the picture. Additionally, the company has signaled it’s ready to make concessions to rubberstamp the deal.
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