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CMA Says Microsoft Would Lose ‘Substantial’ Money By Making Call of Duty Exclusive in ‘All Plausible Scenarios’
CMA Says If Microsoft Acquires Activision, Game Pass Gets More Expensive
Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, and the CMA: So, What’s Next?
Activision Blizzard CEO Hits Back At CMA, Says It Is Being “Dogmatic” In Ruling Against Microsoft Merger
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has hit back at the CMA following the UK regulator’s recent decision to try to block the Call of Duty company’s sale to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. In an interview with CNBC, Kotick made a number of claims, one of which was in reference to a supposed meeting between the CMA and the FTC.
Kotick said he heard about a meeting between the head of the CMA and Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission in the US. The FTC is suing Microsoft to try to stop the sale. Some believe the FTC and CMA are working together.
An FTC source told Reuters that Khan and the CMA did in fact meet last week but did not discuss the case. FTC guidelines state that “federal antitrust work often involves cooperating with international authorities around the world to promote sound competition policy approaches.”
CMA Says Nintendo Platforms Aren’t ‘Technically Capable’ of Running Call of Duty, Disputing Microsoft’s Claim
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition edges closer as CMA states deal “will not result in a substantial lessening of competition”
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that Microsoft would not have the incentive to keep Call of Duty off competing consoles such as PlayStation should the Activision Blizzard merger go through.
In an addendum released today, the CMA also provisionally concluded the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the market.
According to the preliminary decision today, the CMA believes that the cost of Microsoft keeping Call of Duty off PlayStation would outweigh any gains from such action. Furthermore, should the company decide to make the franchise exclusive to its consoles, the strategy would only degrade PlayStation’s offering to “some extent.” It would, however, not materially affect the company’s ability to compete.
Comerica Incorporated (CMA) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) Q4 2022 earnings call dated Jan. 19, 2023 Corporate Participants: Kelly Gage — Director of Investor Relations Curtis C. Farmer — Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James J. Herzog — Executive […]
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