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Jordan Gerblick

Microsoft says this week's FTC hearing on the Activision buyout will "decide whether the deal goes forward"

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Microsoft says that if the US Federal Trade Commission gets its way and delays its Activision Blizzard purchase, it might just abandon the deal altogether.

Microsoft began defending its Activision deal against the FTC in court on Thursday, its goal being to convince a federal judge not to grant the FTC a preliminary injunction that would delay the buyout's closing. "This is going to decide whether the deal goes forward," said Microsoft's lead lawyer, Beth Wilkinson (via The New York Times).

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