Vi vidste fra starten af at Microsoft havde i sinde at anke engelske CMA's afgørelse i sagen om hvorvidt de skal have lov til at købe Activision Blizzard, og dele af den appel er nu offentlig.
Sagen skal nu tages op i et særligt dommerpanel, der siger at de som regel er cirka ni måneder om at afgøre en given sag. Microsoft og Activision Blizzard mener dog at det er muligt at den her afgørelser bliver "fast-tracked". I en meddelelse fortæller Microsofts corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, Rima Alaily, at CMA primært overestimerer hvor meget cloud gaming fylder:
"The CMA's decision is flawed for multiple reasons, including its overestimation of the role of cloud streaming in the gaming market and our position in it, as well as its unwillingness to consider solutions that received overwhelming industry and public support. We are confident in the strength of our appeal and the binding commitments we have made to increase competition and choice for players today and in the future."
Præcis hvad udsigterne er virkelig svært at sige, og Microsoft skal ligeledes kæmpe i USA mod FTC.