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George Washington University Law Professor and former acting FTC Chair William Kovacic discusses the future of the FTC and other cases to come after it was defeated in its effort to block the largest ever gaming deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. He joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to…

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George Washington University Law Professor and former acting FTC Chair William Kovacic discusses the future of the FTC and other cases to come after it was defeated in its effort to block the largest ever gaming deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. He joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. macGG

    July 11, 2023 at 4:04 pm

    The deal should not have been allowed to go forward. This means that we won’t get Activision Blizzard games on Mac anymore. No potential port of overwatch for example. This is terrible for consumer choice in PC OS.

    • Storm Wolf

      July 11, 2023 at 4:51 pm

      Xbox needed this sorry not sorry!!!

    • The Analog Circle Podcast.

      July 11, 2023 at 6:57 pm

      You do have a choice. Buy a PC, Xbox, a cell phone or even a Samsung TV. The choices are endless brother.

    • macGG

      July 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm

      @The Analog Circle Podcast. But I’m not allowed to buy a Mac if I want to game. This is bad for consumer choice in PC operating system choice.

    • x KBtoys x

      July 11, 2023 at 7:43 pm

      @macGG lol dont game on a mac. For work and editing it’s great but not for gaming.

  2. MLPDethDealr32

    July 11, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    Way to tell us all that ANTI MONOPOLY LAWS will no longer be enforced. Your all F*cking dense.

  3. Darknile

    July 11, 2023 at 5:15 pm

    If FTC wasn’t going for bat for Sony and tried to explain why it was bad for the consumer maybe they could have won.

  4. Vice Gaming

    July 11, 2023 at 6:41 pm

    FTC (Free Tech Consolidation)

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