Submitted by marketrent t3_zrkbfi in technology
Thebadmamajama t1_j14eo9u wrote
Reply to comment by mf-TOM-HANK in Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger by marketrent
I sense it's easier to block a future acquisition than to sue to break up an existing company.
Otherwise the cases in those other industries seem to be far clearer.
platonicjesus t1_j1519cc wrote
They let the Warner Discovery merger go through pretty recently.
antunezn0n0 t1_j15a15q wrote
i feel that wasn't as egregipux as this is the tenth time Warner is sold
theregalbeagle t1_j16cem0 wrote
They let Disney/Fox through.
antunezn0n0 t1_j16gj5t wrote
they probably shouldn't have
Fubarp t1_j14nt5i wrote
Honestly I'm not sure if sueing to break up is hard because the US Government has done it numerous times without failure.
Milksteak_To_Go t1_j16byz3 wrote
What was the last breakup, Ma Bell in 1982? 40 years ago is not exactly recent history.
I know DOJ tried to break up Microsoft in 2000 over the IE/Netscape stuff but that got appealed and overturned.
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