Good afternoon, Data Sheet readers. Just as we were putting the finishing touches on today’s edition, the Federal Trade Commission announced it’s suing to stop Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard.
We’ll have more on this major development tomorrow, as details of the FTC’s case emerge and reaction comes in from across the industry. For now, you can read the first draft of today’s news here, and yesterday’s issue of Data Sheet examining how Microsoft tried to avoid this outcome.
