FTC Leaning Toward Appealing Microsoft-Activision Loss
- Agency could file appeal of court loss as soon as Wednesday
- Judge Corley’s order pausing deal expires at midnight Friday
The US Federal Trade Commission is leaning toward appealing a federal judge’s ruling against the agency’s bid to block Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., according to a person familiar with the case.
No final decision has been reached, but the appeal could be filed as soon as Wednesday, said the person, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to discuss confidential deliberations.