At the end of 2022 the company Microsoft published a lengthy response in response to an administrative complaint from the US Federal Trade Commission. And now she has abandoned a series of aggressive attacks, admitting that she made a mistake. The revised answer still states that the creator’s purchase Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush will not affect competition with other game manufacturers. However, missing from the claim was a statement that the FTC’s current structure and internal administrative court are contrary to the Constitution, the separation of powers clause, and the Fifth Amendment. As the representative of Microsoft explained, in the course of internal discussion all potential arguments were formulated. However, some of them should have been waived when submitting an official application. The company recognizes that the FTC has an important mission to protect competition and consumers.
The trial of the complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission is due to begin in August 2023. The proposed merger deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Therefore, companies need to remove regulatory hurdles before then. And this can not do without concessions from the FTC.
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