On July 11, the UK government responded to the decision made by Microsoft and the country's anti-trust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to temporarily halt litigation
regarding Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a videogame maker.
In a statement, a government spokesperson noted that both the CMA and Microsoft submitted a joint request to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, seeking to pause the ongoing litigation in the UK. This move aims to prioritize Microsoft's proposals to address the CMA's concerns regarding competition.
The spokesperson emphasized that the CMA is an independent body entrusted with the responsibility of investigating the potential impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition within the market. Photo by Coolcaesar, Wikimedia commons.