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thewebguydtoday at 4:41 PM1 replyview on HN

They should never have been allowed to make those acquisitions. Especially after they misled the FTC about Activision/Blizzard remaining independent and easily spun off again, and then immediately fired 1900 people afterwards forcing them to integrate more tightly into Microsoft gaming.


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pfdietztoday at 6:51 PM

The FTC isn't there to stop corporations from making mistakes.

Subsequent events show concerns of monopolization were misplaced.