Canada is “continuing to monitor” the Activision deal, saying there are “factual inaccuracies” in Microsoft’s filings

Canada is “continuing to monitor” the Activision deal, saying there are “factual inaccuracies” in Microsoft’s filings

Update 30/6/23: As legal proceedings brought by the US Federal Trade Commission have ended, Microsoft has responded to the Canadian report released last night by its Competition Bureau. In short, Microsoft noted that Canada’s window to meaningfully respond to the agreement has now passed. Globally, only the US and the UK are opposed. “We have…

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Activision is asking for global controllers with the Blizzard patch, Canada is not accepting

Activision is asking for global controllers with the Blizzard patch, Canada is not accepting

Despite Xbox announcing that its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has the backing of global regulators, Canada’s regulatory agency has come out publicly and said it does not support the deal. In a letter, Canadian Competition Bureau lawyer Jonathan Bitron wrote to Microsoft lawyers Beth Wilkinson and Bombo Obaro to address some “factual errors” in…

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