Selvom at Microsoft endnu ikke har vundet slaget om deres Activision Blizzard-handel i USA endnu, så har dommen banet vejen for fornyede forhandlinger mellem Microsoft og engelske CMA også. Men disse forhandlinger er endnu i "et tidligt stadie".
I en meddelelse til The Verge siger CMA's Billy Proudlock, at de lige nu er ved forhandlingsbordet med Microsoft, men at intet er sikkert endnu.
"Whilst merging parties don't have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft's appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."
Om hvorvidt handlen reelt set godkendes er endnu alt for tidligt at sige.
