The Federal Trade Commission complained to a federal appeals court on Wednesday that Microsoft’s layoff of 1,900 employees in its video games division went against its representations in court as it fought to acquire Activision Blizzard. The move undermines Microsoft’s claims that the companies would continue to operate independently, the FTC said, and will make it harder to get “effective relief” if the agency succeeds in its administrative proceeding.
  • Th4tGuyII@kbin.social
    42·
    2 years ago

    Do you know what you do when someone doesn’t hold up their end of a bargain? You don’t uphold your’s…

    If the FTC forces them to unmerge, it’d make others think twice about lying to the FTC, and give the agency much stronger fangs to bite back with in the future.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeBannedEnglish
        22·
        2 years ago

        I’ll legit eat a shoe if anything actually happens. Those jobs are gone and those people were just tossed aside like a used candy wrapper.

    • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      From what I understand, it doesn’t work that way. Which is why they are appealing to the 9th circuit court. They’ve been doing this with little success for half a year or so and it’s unlikely they’ll succeed this time either.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    FTC for the past 60 years: “You lied to us? Great job, kid!”

    FTC under Lina Khan: “You lied to us? We’ll see your ass in court.”

    We might not win, but golly it’s refreshing to see someone try.

    • paultimate14@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Seperate Activision from Blizzard while you’re at it.

      Peel Zenimax off and break it further apart.

      All these mergers… I’ve yet to see a single one end up with positive outcomes for the consumer, the employee, or really anyone other than the shareholders.