OA563: Microsoft, Activision, and Monopoly Law!

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>There was huge news in the gaming industry as Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Activision! You may remember Activision from such episodes as <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa513-california-v-activision-blizzard-inc/" data-type="post" data-id="2552">OA513: California v. Activision Blizzard, Inc</a> in which we covered some of the disgusting sexist behavior that has landed the company in hot water. How does that affect this acquisition? Well, you might be surprised! Listen in!<br /> Links: <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1">15 US Code § 1 - Trusts, etc</a>, <a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2">15 US Code § 2 - Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty</a>, <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/05/21/microsoft-halts-merger-with-intuit/dcfe213d-5dec-4c75-8f19-3d08fd575a30/"> MICROSOFT HALTS MERGER WITH INTUIT - The Washington Post</a>, <a href= "https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/87/30/2307082/"> United States v. Microsoft Corp</a>, <a href= "https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/97/59/2339529/"> United States v. Microsoft Corp., 97</a>, <a href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17987618389090921096"> US v. Microsoft, 253 F.3d 34 (2001)</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"ref":1378} /--></p>