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|seo_title=FTC to Sue Microsoft Following Lay offs
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|tags=Microsoft
|date=2024-02-08T14:07:53.000Z
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|source=Games Industry
|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ftc-claims-microsoft-contradicted-activision-acquisition-following-mass-layoffs
|article=News/FTC to Sue Microsoft Following Lay offs
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|author=Andura
|category=Drama
|content=The Federal Trade Commission has claimed that Microsoft deviated from its position [[News/Activision Blizzard to Join Microsoft|during its acquisition of Activision Blizzard]] by laying off [[News/Microsoft Lays off 1900 Employees|1,900 employees from its games division in January.]]

FTC lawyer Imad Abyad argued in a letter submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that Microsoft had initially stated its intention for the acquisition of Activision to result in it "operating as a limited-integration studio." However, Abyad contended that the layoffs affecting Activision employees contradict this assertion
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