In mid-June, the FTC took formal steps to block Microsoft’s massive $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard — something Microsoft hadn’t seemed too concerned about, instead suggesting that the legal action would ultimately speed up the entire process. Yesterday, only around four weeks after the FTC made its initial announcement, Microsoft’s planned acquisition was given the go-ahead. The entire debacle isn’t over yet, though, and the FTC isn’t bowing out gracefully. The agency has announced intentions
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