Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant's planned takeover of video game company...
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant’s planned takeover of videogame company Activision Blizzard.
After years of avoiding the political backlash that has been directed at big tech peers such as Amazon AMZN and Alphabet’s GOOGL GOOG Google, the software giant now appears to be on a collision course with U.S. regulators emboldened by President Joe Biden’s push to get tough on anti-competitive behavior.
The dispute could be a difficult test case for Biden-appointed FTC Chair Lina Khan, who has sought to strengthen enforcement of antitrust rules. The FTC voted 3-1 earlier in December to issue the complaint seeking to block the deal, with Khan and the two other Democratic commissioners voting in favor and the sole Republican voting against.
The FTC’s suit describes top-selling franchises like “Call of Duty” as important because they develop a base of loyal users attached to their preferred console or streaming service.
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