“Ultimately, such a move could secure an early clearance with the European Commission and subsequently be used by the parties before other antitrust agencies,” according to Stephane Dionnet, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emery.
“However, it remains to be seen whether the active complainants will validate such concessions and if behavioural remedies will also be accepted by the CMA and the FTC,” he added, referring to the UK and US competition watchdogs.
The merger agreement states the big three has to approve US, EU and UK.
Only regulatory bodies that really matter in this aquistion are SEC and the CMA imo
That settles it then. The highest authority has decided and the US and EU must accept it.
horrible news. microsoft ruins everything it touches.
Sony ponies want to bomb Serbia now! Yugo-slav war 2.0!
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Serbia? Okay.
serbia strong 💪
The only time Americans are gonna care about Serbia
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Im sure everyone has been waiting on their opinion
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Too bad they dont have any influence on anything.
Wait countries have to individually approve it?
Damn it's almost like competition in the console gaming space
Rare Serbia win
What even does Serbia has to do with this . How does this even work
How many fucking countries have to approve this exactly? 🤣
brazil and serbia, of course corruption
Thanks Niko Bellic
Who TF even lives in Siberia ?
Basically approved by that hole in my butt.
Sony's problem of MS owning fps genre is their own fault. They have shooter series they have made in the past and haven't brought back like resistance or killzone.
MrboomstickXL Well 3 countries did their due diligence and looked into Sony’s claims and found nothing in Microsoft closet, but they did open up Sony’s closet and found nothing but rats and liars.
How many approvals are required for it to pass...I mean there has to be some criteria
and we still dont have GamePass in Serbia...
Welp the country currently engaging in a genocide said the monopolisation of the games industry is fine, the acquisition is official then
Hahahhahahhahahhaha
Fun fact, Sony was founded in Serbia and Jim Ryan is Serbian.
Serbia has a say in this? Lol
I did not even know Serbia had internet
lmao go figure
Cue in the 'Serbia is corrupt'
Grats MS
Until now only Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Serbia 🇷🇸 Brazil 🇧🇷 approved. Microsoft needs the approval of a regulatory heavy hitter. If EU or FTC are okay with the deal it'll be easier to convince the rest.
Ponies can't even find Serbia on a map
Looks like Sony is losing their legs to stand on
Jim ryan rn
TBH the only ones worth any note are the FTC, EU, CMA and maybe China.. I mean if the above 4 all said yes and Serbia said no.. It would hold little weight
Enorme Serbia siempre confie
Whelp
Earth shaking
Jimmy Boy: What country we hating today Ponies: Serbia 🇷🇸
We bout to get a article for each of the hundred countries lol
MS could offer a 'forever' deal, Sony will still find something to bitch about
Big energy
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