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\nJust as it said it would, Microsoft has appealed the CMA’s decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and its summary of arguments is now available for scrutiny.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn April, after months of deliberation, the UK’s Competition and Market Authority made the shock decision to block Microsoft proposed $69b acquisition<\/a> of the Call of Duty maker, highlighting concerns relating to the burgeoning cloud gaming sector and arguing the deal would risk “stifling competition in this growing market”.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt’s a position that was welcomed by some and by rejected by others. The EU, which approved the deal in May<\/a> after Microsoft agreed to concessions, has been critical of the CMA’s stance<\/a>, and a number of UK politicians, including chancellor Jeremy Hunt<\/a>, have also raised concerns. Microsoft, of course, has also criticised the decision, confirming it would launch an appeal.\n<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as it said it would, Microsoft has appealed the CMA’s decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and its summary of arguments is now available for scrutiny. In April, after months of deliberation, the UK’s Competition and Market Authority made the shock decision to block Microsoft proposed $69b acquisition of the Call of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[563,552,622],"class_list":["post-29556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-pc","tag-just","tag-said","tag-would"],"yoast_head":"\nMicrosoft lays out appeal against CMA's Activision Blizzard acquisition block | Xtreme Servers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"View Microsoft lays out appeal against CMA's Activision Blizzard acquisition block for free, here on XtremeServers. 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