It's the megathread for the Activision aquisition discussion. It's finally slowing down since the deal is dead, but it's been flying and on the first page for months and months. 'approval watch' or something like that in the title.
If you were told 'the deal is dead" you were lied to. Basically the entire world has approved this save for a case that can be settled monetarily with the FTC and the CMA, which is almost certainly about to be reversed...and with Nadella's recent comment on the matter regarding Microsoft's insane leverage, it's all but done. In fact, if Microsoft wanted to they could finalize the deal RIGHT NOW, but they are currently playing nice with the UK.
Seriously, regardless of your interest level in this whole thing, the fact that Nadella insinuated a scorched Earth strategy with the UK over this is worth knowing about for it's sheer insanity alone.
"Could you ever see an age where you would sell the product in the U.S. if it was approved, sell the products in Europe, and not sell it in the UK if they didn't approve it?"
Nadella: "Let's wait for it all to play out".
Thaaaaat's.....not a no, haha.
FWIW I haven't been a part of that other thread, or even care one way or the other, but the deal is certainly not dead.