Microsoft will address the concerns and the deal will go through
The issue is if the US also blocks it
The reasoning seems kinda out there to be honest. The reason is not consolidation like many seemed to speculate, but cloud gaming. Supposedly CMA speculates that cloud gaming could be huge in 10 years and that there will not enough competition in the future. Okay fair I guess, but really? Cloud gaming right now is kinda irrelevant and I find it hard to believe that it will be significantly more relevant in the future.
Can anyone explain the mechanics of how the UK can block the acquisition of an American company by another American company.
Is this good? The article makes out its bad but most of those are comments from the parties involved.
Good. Customers want choice.
Excited for the usual slew of high r/Europe IQ comments.
“Good,” “Big = bad,” and “thank you🙏” with no relation to the actual ruling (plz plz, someone defend this on cloud gaming grounds), the fact MS is a distant 3rd in consoles, or the anticompetitive influence, and comments from Sony.
The ruling seems quite flimsy, really. Xbox isn’t competitive right now and is in no position to monopolise the gaming market.
The ruling is hung up on Microsofts cloud gaming apparatus, but cloud gaming just isn’t a viable market right now, which is why Googles Stadia failed. This means the ruling is based on a hypothetical scenario about 10+ years into the future. Meaning the ruling isn’t based on facts but on fiction.
Microsoft and ActiBlizz will appeal and most likely be successful tbh. Then, the UK courts will rule that the CMA must take another look into the case. The courts can’t dictate that they (the CMA) change their mind, but they can force another review.
Good job UK! Thank you
Let’s hope the EC actually knows what they are talking about.
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Thank you Britannia💖
Understandable but sad.
Wise choice
Microsoft will address the concerns and the deal will go through
The issue is if the US also blocks it
The reasoning seems kinda out there to be honest. The reason is not consolidation like many seemed to speculate, but cloud gaming. Supposedly CMA speculates that cloud gaming could be huge in 10 years and that there will not enough competition in the future. Okay fair I guess, but really? Cloud gaming right now is kinda irrelevant and I find it hard to believe that it will be significantly more relevant in the future.
Can anyone explain the mechanics of how the UK can block the acquisition of an American company by another American company.
Is this good? The article makes out its bad but most of those are comments from the parties involved.
Good. Customers want choice.
Excited for the usual slew of high r/Europe IQ comments.
“Good,” “Big = bad,” and “thank you🙏” with no relation to the actual ruling (plz plz, someone defend this on cloud gaming grounds), the fact MS is a distant 3rd in consoles, or the anticompetitive influence, and comments from Sony.
The ruling seems quite flimsy, really. Xbox isn’t competitive right now and is in no position to monopolise the gaming market.
The ruling is hung up on Microsofts cloud gaming apparatus, but cloud gaming just isn’t a viable market right now, which is why Googles Stadia failed. This means the ruling is based on a hypothetical scenario about 10+ years into the future. Meaning the ruling isn’t based on facts but on fiction.
Microsoft and ActiBlizz will appeal and most likely be successful tbh. Then, the UK courts will rule that the CMA must take another look into the case. The courts can’t dictate that they (the CMA) change their mind, but they can force another review.
Good job UK! Thank you
Let’s hope the EC actually knows what they are talking about.
Sony did pay the deciders enough?