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Activision Blizzard layoffs contradict Microsoft’s previous court agreements

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Published onFebruary 8, 2024

published onFebruary 8, 2024

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As you probably know,Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzardrecently, however, things aren’t going well for both companies.

It seems that Microsoft is having legal issues with FTC again followed bymassive layoffs in Activision Blizzard.

Activision Blizzard layoffs spark another legal battle with FTC

This isn’t the first time that FTC and Microsoft had issues, and last yearFTC tried to stop the Activision Blizzard acquisition, however, it was unsuccessful.

According to Polygon, it seems that FTC is continuing its legal battle with Microsoft after layoffs to its gaming department. FTC lawyer, Imad Abyad stated the following:

This newly-revealed information contradicts Microsoft’s representations in this proceeding

The issue stems from that Microsoft stated during the previous court hearing that Microsoft and Activision Blizzard would remain largely independent.

According to Imad Abyad, Microsoft’s original intention was “to maintain the pre-merger status quo” meaning no need for layoffs.

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer characterized layoffs as “areas of overlap”, thus contradicting the previous statement made in court.

FTC is determined to undo this deal and while the chances of this coming to fruition are slim, FTC has done so in the past. No additional information is currently available, as we wait for an official decision from San Francisco’s Court of Appeals.

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Milan Stanojevic

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.

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