The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for injunctive relief against Microsoft, which could mean the deal to buy Activision Blizzard could close soon.
As a certain Marvel Comics character once said, “We are in the endgame now.” The US Federal Trade Commission’s request for injunctive relief against Microsoft has been denied by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today, which could mean the quest by the company to buy Activision Blizzard may finally be completed soon.
The court’s ruling (via The Verge) was welcomed by Microsoft president Brad Smith. In a statement, he said:
We appreciate the Ninth Circuit’s swift response denying the FTC’s motion to further delay the deal.
