Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win
From the article, quoting Judge Corley:
… the Court finds the FTC has not shown a likelihood it will prevail on its claim this particular vertical merger in this specific industry may substantially lessen competition. To the contrary, the record evidence points to more consumer access to Call of Duty and other Activision content. The motion for a preliminary injunction is therefore DENIED.
I don’t see this as a bad thing but it’s also not a great thing. It’s like watching one village-crushing giant team up with another village-crushing giant because one of the giants isn’t crushing enough villages to be healthy. So they will now crush villages together in hopes both can eat a lot better.
It’s like aww, they found family… But also they’ll probably crush us at noon so there is that.