As Microsoft defends its $69 billion Activision merger, the future of a record tech sector alliance rests with the court
Federal antitrust officials have filed a lawsuit to stop the $69 billion deal, which they claim will hurt Microsoft’s competition with rivals in the game sector like Sony and Nintendo.
A federal judge must now determine whether to block Microsoft from consummating its acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard, which could be the most expensive merger in the history of the technology sector.