The first preliminary hearing in the lawsuit, which was filed after Microsoft’s bid to Activision to make Call of Duty games free on PlayStation, was found not fair by the Federal Trade Commission, will take place next Tuesday.
In a news we made about 2 weeks ago, we mentioned that Microsoft made an offer to Activision, the creator of the Call of Duty brand, to ‘get the game free on PlayStation for 10 years’, and we conveyed the details.
This offer by Microsoft was found to be incompatible with antitrust laws by the US Federal Trade Commission under Biden’s direction and a lawsuit was filed against Microsoft. of this case His first preliminary hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Why was the lawsuit filed?
Мicrosoft, the maker of Call of Duty in the original of this offering Activision for full He offered $69 billion. This proposal, which was not found fair by the Federal Trade Commission, tried to get away with changing it as we mentioned in the first paragraph.
The first preliminary hearing to consider this second proposal will take place next Tuesday. According to antitrust experts, the Federal Trade Commission has asked the judge to cancel this agreement. enters a war he can’t win.
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Because Microsoft will appease the public and juries on this issue. ready to make extremely generous concessions and needless to say, it’s a big company. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Source :
https://www.reuters.com/legal/first-pre-trial-hearing-microsoft-activision-case-set-jan-3-2022-12-30/