FTC does not give up and filed an appeal against the court decision on the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

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The other day, a US court ruled that the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is in line with thelegislation and not

This solution allows you toMicrosoft finalizes the deal, which should be done by July 18.

However, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not giving up.

What is known

The FTC has filed an appeal against the court's decision and hopes to impose a second temporary ban on the deal to continue the proceedings.

Microsoft President Brad Smith is outraged and opined that the FTC is "doing a bad job and his company will continue to oppose their actions."

Microsoft president Brad Smith on the FTC'sappeal: “We’re disappointed that the FTC is continuing to pursue what has become a demonstrably weak case, and we will oppose further efforts to delay the ability to move forward.”

— Kellen Browning (@Kellen_Browning) July 13, 2023