At first blush, the last few weeks seemed to have treated Microsoft’s legal team well. A federal district judge struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block the company’s merger with game-maker Activision. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the ruling. And the chair of the FTC, Lena Khan, was grilled on Capitol Hill.
At least for now, it appears that the Microsoft-Activision deal will likely close. But Microsoft’s war with the FTC is far from over. A clear bullseye remains painted on the American tech firm’s back.
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