Microsoft’s legal counsel has issued a response to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit with a 37-page document setting out Microsoft’s arguments about the legality of its purchase of Activision Blizzard.
Among many of the arguments in the document, Microsoft accuses the Federal Trade Commission of violating its constitutional rightsincluding your rights to due process and neutral arbitration.
Microsoft accuses the FTC of violating Constitutional Rights
The offer of Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard could have a huge impact on the gaming industry, as Activision Blizzard is responsible for some of the biggest franchises in the industry, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Call of Duty.
Call of Duty has long been one of the most popular franchises in the world, and one of the main concerns regarding the acquisition is that Microsoft would have the power to make the franchise an Xbox exclusive, which would deal a tremendous blow. for the Sony PlayStation.
However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has claimed that Microsoft has no intention of making Call of Duty an exclusive, even saying that “Microsoft has been committed for 10 years to bringing Call of Duty to Nintendo.”
In defense against the attempt of the FTC After blocking Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, the company’s legal counsel produced a lengthy document outlining its problems with the lawsuit.
On numerous points, the FTC to violate the constitutional rights of Microsoft, and Microsoft asserts that the proceeding “violates Microsoft’s right to due process under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment” and violates Microsoft’s right to a neutral arbitrator “because the Commission has prejudged the merits of this action”.
