As Microsoft defends its $69 billion Activision merger, the future of a record tech sector alliance rests with the court

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.

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Federal antitrust officials have filed a lawsuit to stop the $69 billion deal.

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Activision and Microsoft have both asserted that such a delay would effectively compel them to break their 17-month agreement.

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