Microsoft: Activision deal poses antitrust test

Microsoft: Activision deal poses antitrust test

The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Bill Gates is long gone from the helm, but Microsoft is back under federal scrutiny once again, said Therese Poletti in MarketWatch. The Federal Trade Commission last week sued to block its $69 billion deal to buy video-game maker Activision Blizzard, saying it "would let Microsoft suppress competitors of its Xbox business." That argument, "it would appear,…

Antitrust expert who defeated Microsoft says FTC's Activision deal strategy is 'nutty'

Douglas Melamed, an antitrust expert who previously helped defeat Microsoft in a DOJ case, says the FTC's strategy on the Activision Blizzard deal is "nutty."