• lorty@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The same regulatory bodies that sued to block the deal without any convincing case "handwaved" it?

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      1 year ago

      Yes, that is just how the American system works. The actual body here is the doj. The ftc tried to sue and was slapped back immediately. This was the ftc trying to show claws and the actual ruling body saying no, you have no power and Microsoft can do what they want.

      It was a huge loss for the ftc that has been trying, and failing to fight big tech