The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Microsoft, expressing concerns over the company's recent layoffs of 1,900 employees in its gaming division, including half of the workforce at the newly acquired Activision Blizzard. The FTC's complaint, detailed in a letter to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, argues that these job cuts contradict Microsoft's previous assurances of Activision Blizzard's operational independence, which were made during the antitrust trial over its acquisition.
Microsoft layoffs "contradict" what was said in Activision antitrust trial, FTC says https://t.co/HqL57RAP5Q https://t.co/mKStWNKFMS
FTC criticizes Microsoft for laying off Activision Blizzard workers after claims it would operate independently https://t.co/vmbPsedbtP
The Federal Trade Commission has claimed that Microsoft contradicted its intentions during its acquisition of Activision Blizzard when it laid off 1,900 employees from its games division in January https://t.co/e7lwmsC5EJ
In a letter to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the FTC has said Microsoft’s decision to cut 1,900 jobs in its gaming division contradicts previous statements it made about how it planned to run the business if it acquired Activision Blizzard. https://t.co/rjj9mbSM7A https://t.co/gOnOe2OqxX
.@Microsoft will have to deal with the Federal Trade Commission after the latter filed a complaint stating that layoffs of nearly 2,000 employees "contradicts" Microsoft's promise to keep Activision Blizzard's operational independence. Details: https://t.co/qcLEWvRM3s #games https://t.co/TigtW3HVag
In a new letter, the FTC complains that Microsoft's 1,900 layoffs across its video game workforce contradict what was said in the antitrust trial over its now-complete acquisition of Activision Blizzard. https://t.co/clNgHedumW https://t.co/NYONK0u5BC
FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs https://t.co/iXtYeGX5R1 https://t.co/GJ24ieTWPH
FTC hits Microsoft with federal complaint over game division layoffs. https://t.co/Tt8qSQ8wxO
FTC files compaint against Microsoft for recent Xbox layoffs https://t.co/nKHCualnxv https://t.co/SjBRc7mtL6
Microsoft Is Undermining Activision's Independence With Latest Layoffs, FTC Says https://t.co/WkaeG3HFDK https://t.co/kHquXgbST6
the FTC has complained to a federal appeals court about Microsoft's 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox layoffs. The FTC argues the move undermines Microsoft's claims that Activision Blizzard would operate independently https://t.co/d7pQTCpQfn https://t.co/xR2T6VgQwL
New: The FTC spoke out against Microsoft's plans to cut 1,900 jobs across Activision Blizzard. With @leah_nylen: https://t.co/59PJGnaZyk
The FTC critiqued Microsoft’s plans to cut 1,900 jobs from its video game division, including at newly acquired Activision, in a letter to an appeals court https://t.co/dtUSSrDbkn
Half of Microsoft's Recent Layoffs Affect Activision Blizzard https://t.co/BqWi6PtcHx #gamedev #gamedevelopment #microsoft #indiedev