In October 2023, Microsoft finally closed the controversial deal to acquire gaming major Activision Blizzard. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) were among the handful of antitrust bodies against this mega-merger. In the U.S., the FTC was involved in a courtroom battle with Microsoft, which eventually ended in favor of the software giant. Following the go-ahead from the court, Microsoft eventually completed the acquisition for a staggering $68.7 billion, despite the FTC’s
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