The ongoing scrutiny of Microsoft’s enormous purchase of Activision-Blizzard by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has entered its next phase. The CMA has now opened the matter to the public by putting out a call for people to “share their views” about the deal and file evidence to inform the regulatory body’s decision.
This is all a part of the CMA’s process, as the public was able to provide responses to its issues statement; it’s now also taking in evidence directly via email. Once this process has concluded, the CMA will next hold hearings with both Microsoft and ActiBlizz about its findings.
“At this point we invite anyone, including members of the public, to share their views with us,” the regulator is quoted as saying. “If we think the merger could have a negative impact on competition, we also start thinking about potential solutions to those concerns.”
