• UK Competition & Markets Authority publishes Microsoft filing that makes case for 'self-executing' access remedies to preserve relevant customer benefits while Sony's naysaying borders on libel

    19 days ago - By FOSS Patents

    This is my rapid response to two documents published today by the Competition & Markets Authority of the United Kingdom: Microsoft's and Sony's responses to the notice of possible remedies relating to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Those documents were originally submitted on February 22. Today the CMA released the public redacted versions. When I commented on the CMA's remedies notice, I viewed it as more open-minded than many other commentators did. Since then, the CMA's CEO, Sarah Cardell, has given speeches that I interpreted as the CMA being principled and...
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