{"id":178298,"date":"2023-01-06T00:23:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-drops-claim-in-activision-antitrust-case-that-the-ftc-is-unconstitutional\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T00:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:23:03","slug":"microsoft-drops-claim-in-activision-antitrust-case-that-the-ftc-is-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-drops-claim-in-activision-antitrust-case-that-the-ftc-is-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft drops claim in Activision antitrust case that the FTC is unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"pt-3 text-caption font-sans text-soft-black-shade\">\n<p>Photo: Toby Scott\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Microsoft says it made a mistake last month when it claimed that the very structure of Federal Trade Commission, the agency trying to block its bid for Activision Blizzard, violates the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Microsoft removed that argument Thursday as it filed a revised \u2014 and less incendiary \u2014 response to the FTC&#8217;s argument to stop the tech giant&#8217;s $69 billion gaming acquisition.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft&#8217;s new filing still argues that its purchase of the creator of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush would not unfairly stifle competition with other game makers.<\/li>\n<li>But it no longer includes a five-bullet-point salvo claiming that the FTC&#8217;s structure and in-house administrative court, where the Activision case is being heard, run afoul of the Constitution, the separation of powers and the due process clause of the 5th amendment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong> \u201cThe FTC has an important mission to protect competition and consumers, and we quickly updated our response to omit language suggesting otherwise based on the constitution,\u201d Microsoft public affairs spokesperson David Cuddy tells Axios.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe initially put all potential arguments on the table internally and should have dropped these defenses before we filed.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe appreciated feedback about these defenses and are engaging directly with those who expressed concerns to make our position clear.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Activision is also dropping<\/strong> those same, which it had included in its response to the argument last month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Supreme Court heard arguments in November in a separate case whether the FTC&#8217;s current structure and in-house administrative court violates the constitution.  No ruling has been issued yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>thought bubble<\/strong> from Axios&#8217; chief tech correspondent, Ina Fried<em>:<\/em> While Microsoft was known for its combative stance in the earliest days of its antitrust woes under former general counsel Bill Neukom, the challenge to the FTC&#8217;s authority contrasts sharply with the far more collaborative approach it has taken for the past two decades under the leadership of Brad Smith. <\/p>\n<p><span data-ad-status=\"AD\" data-ad-type=\"midStoryAd\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That has included disputes with rivals, collaborating with agreements and, where possible, reaching with regulators rather than battling it out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next: <\/strong>The FTC case is scheduled to stretch out far into 2023, with a trial set to commence in August, a month after Microsoft&#8217;s offer for Activision Blizzard expires.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are both hoping to clear regulatory hurdles before then.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft has repeatedly offered to have extensive talks with the FTC over possible concessions that would resolve the agency&#8217;s concerns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Toby Scott\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft says it made a mistake last month when it claimed that the very structure of Federal Trade Commission, the agency trying to block its bid for Activision Blizzard, violates the United States Constitution. Driving the news: Microsoft removed that argument Thursday as it filed a revised \u2014 &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-drops-claim-in-activision-antitrust-case-that-the-ftc-is-unconstitutional\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Microsoft drops claim in Activision antitrust case that the FTC is unconstitutional<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[36053,45808,279],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft drops claim in Activision antitrust case that the FTC is unconstitutional - harchi90<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiRmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmF4aW9zLmNvbS8yMDIzLzAxLzA1L21pY3Jvc29mdC1hY3RpdmlzaW9uLWZ0Yy1jb25zdGl0dXRpb27SAQA?oc=5\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Microsoft drops claim in Activision antitrust case that the FTC is unconstitutional - harchi90\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Photo: Toby Scott\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft says it made a mistake last month when it claimed that the very structure of Federal Trade Commission, the agency trying to block its bid for Activision Blizzard, violates the United States Constitution. 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