London’s Calling Microsoft Out | Let’s Talk About Activision (VL 709 - LIVE)

Microsoft x Activision just got real. Or at least it did publicly as the UK's antitrust watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) comes down hard on the combination in a series of incendiary social media posts and reports. What just happened and is the deal still likely to go through? Let's talk about it together. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/Yy-yb_u9HK4 #Microsoft #Xbox #Activision *** WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? UTREON - https://utreon.com/c/hoeglaw/ PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store BITCAST (Sundays 11AM Eastern) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHBXONMT06nX_8RZ5r32UA *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 04:20 CMA Tweets 31:56 CMA Press Release 50:28 CMA Findings Documents 1:53:22 Phil Spencer Response 2:04:40 Other Responses/Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: CMA TWEETS AND REPORTS https://twitter.com/CMAgovUK/status/1565299888740569089 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-activision-deal-could-lead-to-competition-concerns https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63108adfe90e07293ed65210/MSFT.ABK_-_Summary_phase_1_decision.pdf MS AND ACTIVISION RESPONSES https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/09/01/gaming-everyone-everywhere/ https://twitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1565311987453759489 https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1565317948629291010 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com