Euroopan unioni on hyväksynyt Microsoftin kaupan koskien Activision Blizzardia. Sen sijaan Britannian kilpailuvirasto Competition and Markets Authority eli CMA päätti estää kaupanteon aikeet.
CMA:n pomot Marcus Bokkerink ja Sarah Cardell ovat joutuneet selittämään päätöstään. Parlamentin edustajien mielestä poikkeavasta päätöksestä saattaa seurata mainehaitta Britannialle.
Parliamentlive.tv:n lähetyksessä (josta raportoi Eurogamer), Bokkerink vastasi parlamentin edustajille todeten, että CMA on tehnyt työnsä.
"I understand the inference - that when a decision is made that blocks a deal, there are questions over whether the UK is open for business. All businesses know there's a very big difference between building a business, investing in a new business, investing in a startup, creating a new business - there's a big difference between that and buying an already-established, well-established firm with established positions. The two are not the same.
"The UK has always encouraged - and it is the CMA's duty to encourage - open competitive markets. We are vigilant - as it is our duty to be - to investments that consolidate an already-entrenched market power."