https://www.polygon.com/24065269/ftc-microsoft-activision-deal-layoffs-appeal TLDR: before the merger with Activision Blizzard, Microsoft told the FTC that it was going to be a vertical integration with their company (they’ll mostly be separate) and that there won’t be layoffs to remove redundancies. Fast forward 12 months later, and the mass layoffs at Activision Blizzard was to remove redundancies to better integrate them within Microsoft and the FTC is obviously not too happy about that.
Looks like the legal and hr departments within Microsoft didn't coordinate well on what to write in the layoff email!
NYT article spells out how Microsoft essentially used extensive lobbying effort (aka pay off the right people) to win purchase approval from congress and FTC.
Oh yeah, they're the only Company to do it....
kekw
Microsoft lied. What a surprise!
And you thought Microsoft has changed since embracing opensource and replacing Balmer. Same snake different head.
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FTC simply want to make noise and get some $$$.
Amen.
Don’t we all?