competition and markets authority

Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Deal Was Blocked Due to Cloud Gaming, Not Consoles: Details

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For all the thunder about Xbox versus PlayStation, it was the nascent cloud market that led to Britain’s surprise decision to block Microsoft’s record Activision Blizzard takeover. Microsoft has been working for months to satisfy concerns about the $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,64,700 crore) deal raised by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has been … Read more

Google to Allow UK Developers to Offer Google Play Billing Alternatives to Satisfy Regulator’s Concerns

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Britain’s competition regulator said proposals from Alphabet‘s Google to give app developers the freedom to break away from Google Play’s billing system looked to be sufficient to address its concerns about in-app payments. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in June that Google’s complete control over in-app payments unfairly restricted developers by forcing them … Read more