Microsoft Monopoly

Truth Out
View In: Microsoft MonopolyThe FTC says the $69 billion merger would be a huge consolidation of industry power.

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World Socialist Web Site
View In: Microsoft MonopolyThe acquisition is a major step toward the monopolization of the video game industry by a handful of companies.

Big by Matt Stoller
View In: Microsoft MonopolyMicrosoft is buying Activision in a $69 billion deal to reshape video gaming. Meanwhile, government antitrust enforcers are gearing up to stop mergers just like this.

The Guardian
View In: Microsoft MonopolyThe video game industry is bigger than the film and music industries combined – yet has faced far less scrutiny than major tech companies like Facebook and GoogleMicrosoft recently announced plans to purchase Activision Blizzard – one of the world’s largest video game companies – for nearly $70bn, makin...

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View In: Microsoft MonopolyMicrosoft's acquisitions are going to have major impacts on the gaming market. The post Avoiding antitrust scrutiny, Microsoft is taking over large segments of the gaming market appeared first on Reclaim The Net.