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[Sanepar]

Whats is going on? UK will save us?

 

[Varteras]

Gold rush is over for today boys!!!

And just before I was about to offer a tongue bath

 

[Larvana]

MS lawyer basically telling the judge he doesn't have the right to stop them from renegotiating the deal.

Pretty sure that's Activision Lawyer. MS Lawyer hasn't really said anything yet.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Whats is going on? UK will save us?

save who and from what?

 

[hlm666]

wait so both sides are getting grilled by the judge for incompetence?

I cant say I expected that at all. This has been such a roller coaster.

They made a mockery (both sides) of the whole process, he doesn't want this shit to create precedent going forward. Curious to see how he makes sure this shit gets bought into line and not something he has to endure again.

 

[Bernoulli]

Can someone send me the screenshot of the series on the table

 

[HoofHearted]

I clicked the link and like fast forwarded a bit and all I keep hearing about is Whiskeys. WTF.

 

[nightmare-slain]

they are passing about a yellow sticky note!

 

[Larivel]

The lawyers look soo stressed

 

[Topher]

Judge basically saying "you can't unring a bell"

 

[GHG]

He's making them fumble about with notes.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Not entirely.

That's the reason the judge emphasized "you stand by your original decision"

How can the CMA stand by their original decision so fervently but also outside things have changed enough for them to come back to the table and negotiate (namely FTC appeal rejection immediately causing CMA to negotiate and the Sony contract from yesterday). How does that make this a new deal?

See, the CMA wants to frame this as a new deal so they don't a take loss but ALSO want to stand by their original decision. So they want the judge to hold this, keep their place in line, but also recognize this is a new transaction but also keeps the same queue for the old transaction being restructured. Legally, this makes no sense and the judge knows this. Basically CMA is trying to save face by calling this restructured and a new RMS while also not starting over from zero and basically just picking up where they left off. Also, if the CMA and MS don't have a concrete agreement, we risk just coming back to the court later (even if the odds are 0.01%, that is still a possibility) and thus how can they be asking to "pause" the CTA while also saving face by saying its a new RMS but also keeps all the original investigations and processes in place to save time later. It makes no sense.

How can they do that legally and not be considered to be wasting the court's time?

So if I’m reading this right(?), the CMA wants as a default decision their old deals in place, but if they and MS have anew deal, have the judge just go by the new deal which is WIP?

 

[Gudji]

they are passing about a yellow sticky note!

"GAF is watching us careful with what you say".

 

[Kittehkraken]

Its public knowledge?

We don't know shit.

 

[Heisenberg007]

These are the faces of people who are worried they have done something illegal.

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[Go_Ly_Dow]

I just ate an entire 125gram bar of Lindt Hazlenut chocolate whilst watching this and all I feel is disgust now.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Im eyeballing it, but it’s only 60 hz refresh. I have never had a pc run at more than a 60 hz screen so I actually want higher tha. That as every core PC gamer has 100+ screens so I’m just trying to tag along not knowing g anything but just copying.

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Nice! With an onboard 3070ti, if you ever wanna cruise above 60hz you could just plug it into a monitor and absolutely devastate most games. Then if you wanna play "on the go" (ie a different room than your monitor) the 60 is probably fine. just my semi unsolicited two cents

 

[nightmare-slain]

red tie dudes face

 

[Topher]

MS-ABK lawyers look worried

 

[HoofHearted]

the more important question is... when did they hire Stephen Colbert for these hearings ????

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

They made a mockery (both sides) of the whole process, he doesn't want this shit to create precedent going forward. Curious to see how he makes sure this shit gets bought into line and not something he has to endure again.

public flogging of all involved parties, please

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Nice! With an onboard 3070ti, if you ever wanna cruise above 60hz you could just plug it into a monitor and absolutely devastate most games. Then if you wanna play "on the go" (ie a different room than your monitor) the 60 is probably fine. just my semi unsolicited two cents

Shit I never thought of that as every laptop I use I just use it as is. I’ll see if IT has a good monitor around they can give me for home use… which I’ll use for gaming! Lol

 

[meernakh]

The way the MS guy jumps when the judge talks about "another hearing"

 

[Larvana]

Whats is going on? UK will save us?

I know you're against the deal because you're obviously a PS fanboy, but calm down lol

 

[tmlDan]

The way the MS guy jumps when the judge talks about "another hearing"

Feels like its almost certain at this point, they want it done today (obviously)

 

[nightmare-slain]

The way the MS guy jumps when the judge talks about "another hearing"

he looks edgy as fuck.

 

[Heisenberg007]

I know you're against the deal because you're obviously a PS fanboy, but calm down lol

Extremely weird projections, my man. Just because someone is against a deal doesn't make him a "PS fanboy."

 

[Nankatsu]

I thought this was a pretty much closed deal by now.

What did I miss?

 

[graywolf323]

this deal I swear

 

[ToadMan]

I think its because it hasn't been finalized and they're still in negotiations.

Which means, it has nothing to do with the initial decision made by the CMA and that's all they're discussing today.

They shouldn’t have brought this appeal “suspension” forward until they had a complete and agreeable resolution on the table.

As it is, this is an attempt to just side step legal processes.

 

[feynoob]

Wtf is going here?
I am so confused as FK

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

What did I miss?

Like CMA and MS, the point of the whole 'let's revoke the CMA appeal' thing

 

[nightmare-slain]

Extremely weird projections, my man. Just because someone is against a deal doesn't make him a "PS fanboy."

going by their post history they are clearly a sony fanboy.

 

[Astray]

The "We haven't seen it" part is confusing, didn't MS present the deal with the 'small divestiture' to CMA a few weeks ago as per their own statement ?

have they just been sitting on it ?

MS is also not willing to make a closed statement about it in court. Which is weird.

Something bad is brewing, and the judge clearly doesn't want to part of it.

Wtf is going here?
I am so confused as FK

He's saying either give me a good reason to adjourn this or we are moving forward.

 

[FUBARx89]

Judge isn't having anyones shit right here is he.

 

[Gudji]

Wtf is going here?
I am so confused as FK

Both CMA and MS are being blocked by the judge.

 

[poppabk]

This case just continues to be full of irony. First the console SLC is dropped and everyone thinks the CMA will pass it then they deny it due to cloud of all things. MS appeal to CAT, which they seem to have been doing well in.Now it seems the CMA and MS have come to some sort of agreement only for the CAT to be the stumbling block?

 

[adamsapple]

I do like the class in UK courts, referring to each other as lords and lordships.

 

[GHG]

Absolute control of his courtroom.

He knows that if the process isn't followed correctly then it compromises him.

 

[feynoob]

I guess the judge has this mans spirit.

 

[Zheph]

I thought this was a pretty much closed deal by now.

What did I miss?

I am not an expert but it seems MS and CMA were negociating behind the scenes and the judge is like "fk that we have rules and process" trying to avoid a weird precedent

 

[Heisenberg007]

Absolute control of his courtroom.

He knows that if the process isn't followed correctly then it compromises him.

Honorable judge - unlike the Mother of The Year.

 

[nightmare-slain]

I do like the class in UK courts, referring to each other as lords and lordships.

so intense but polite.

 

[Mephisto40]

Wtf is going here?
I am so confused as FK

All parties saying they have agreed to the deal

Judge saying "Tough shit, you denied it before and haven't given any evidence as to why your mind has been changed"

 

[Gudji]

I do like the class in UK courts, referring to each other as lords and lordships.

From now on King Jimbo shall be known as his Lordship Jimbo. Fucking class.

 

[Kilau]

Honorable judge - unlike the Mother of The Year.

Judge is just trying to save face of UK regulation. Nothing going to change though.

 

[adamsapple]

From now on King Jimbo shall be known as his Lordship Jimbo. Fucking class.

Lord Jimbo if SIE.

 

[Topher]

Somehow the Sony agreement is playing a part in the CMA again?

 

[GHG]

Honorable judge - unlike the Mother of The Year.

If he is Radagon then Corley was the Elden Beast.

 

[Heisenberg007]

"Very significant development that has occurred here."

"What exactly is that development?"

"We can't tell you that." LOL