Although Microsoft will still need approval from the US Federal Trade Commission as well as other international regulatory bodies before it can close the deal, receiving the CMA’s blessing would represent a huge step forward for the proposed acquisition.

Source: https://gamerant.com/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-uk-cma-approval-likely/

Technology trade groups as well as Google have griped to the US Federal Trade Commission about allegedly unfair business practices in the cloud, including by the industry's number two player by market share, Microsoft.

Source: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/tech-companies-including-google-gripe-about-unfair-cloud-practices-597202?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+

The US Federal Trade Commission attempted to block the takeover by a While his investigation is still ongoing, but he lost a court case because of it.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/sony-and-microsoft-sign-an-agreement-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-playstation-gaming-news/

This was revealed during a deposition for Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, in which Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Jim Ryan commented to the US Federal Trade Commission.

Source: https://thecurrent-online.com/tech/sony-refuses-to-share-ps6/49638/

X is also the subject of multiple regulatory investigations by the US Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and EU officials that could potentially lead to penalties, both for the company as well as Musk himself.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/10/27/how-a-single-year-of-elon-musk-turned-twitter-into-a-husk-of-its-former-self/