Why is the FTC suing to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal? Because it doesn’t trust the tech giant

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Microsoft’s showdown with the Federal Trade Commission over its Activision Blizzard acquisition ultimately came down to one question: Can the tech giant be trusted in the long run to make the video game developer’s massively popular titles available on rival consoles?

In the end, Democratic members of the FTC answered with an emphatic “no.”