Britannian kilpailuvirasto CMA on päättänyt estää Microsoftin kaupan Activision Blizzardista. Microsoft aikoo tietenkin valittaa päätöksestä. Nyt Activision Blizzardin pomo Bobby Kotick on antanut asiasta lausunnon, jonka mukaan vielä ei olla lopussa. Lisäksi Kotick on sitä mieltä, että kaupan toteutuminen on hyväksi alan kilpailulle.
"This isn't the news we wanted - but it is far from the final word on this deal.
Alongside Microsoft, we can and will contest this decision, and we've already begun the work to appeal to the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal. We're confident in our case because the facts are on our side: this deal is good for competition.
The UK hopes to grow its leadership position in technology, and a combined Microsoft-Activision would accomplish exactly that. At a time when the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence are thriving, we know the UK market would benefit from Microsoft's bench strength in both domains, as well as our ability to put those technologies to use immediately. By contrast, if the CMA's decision holds, it would stifle investment, competition, and job creation throughout the UK gaming industry."
"We'll keep pressing our case, because we know that this merger will benefit our employees, the broader UK tech workforce, and players around the world."