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Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)

Do you believe the deal will be approved?


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JayDucker

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This is the Redfall of sandwiches.

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How about you buy my vagina perfume and we call it square?


Well as long as they are not explosive vagina candles.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop sued as man claims vagina-scented candle ‘exploded’​


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SirTerry-T

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Well as long as they are not explosive vagina candles.



Fire Explosion GIF


Last month, a similar experience was reported in the Guardian by Jody Thompson, who won a candle in a work quiz and, the second evening she used it, watched as “all hell was unleashed”.

:D :D
 
UK will be left without Xcloud and gamepass 🤣 software brexit .
Unlike PlayStation, on Xbox you can just change your region and access those games on Xbox Game Pass from other countries. It's the same with Xcloud.

On PlayStation you can't even purchase games from different regions, you need to create another account.
 
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foamdino

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Since we're in a lull waiting for info and the topic has descended into UK cuisine, I offer this up as "traditional food" from the north-east of the UK:
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(not a true Parmo as there is a salad present - far too healthy)

The "Parmo"

A colleague from the region introduced me to this, it's a rabbit-hole of madness with fan clubs, parmo-spotting, facebook groups, the works

With cooking instructions...
 

FUBARx89

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Since we're in a lull waiting for info and the topic has descended into UK cuisine, I offer this up as "traditional food" from the north-east of the UK:
p25bPm8.jpg

(not a true Parmo as there is a salad present - far too healthy)

The "Parmo"

A colleague from the region introduced me to this, it's a rabbit-hole of madness with fan clubs, parmo-spotting, facebook groups, the works

With cooking instructions...


PARMOOOOOOOOOO.

You better be getting proper parmos from Teesside. Not up the durham, mackem and geordie lands. They can't do a parmo to save their lives.
 

GHG

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PARMOOOOOOOOOO.

You better be getting proper parmos from Teesside. Not up the durham, mackem and geordie lands. They can't do a parmo to save their lives.

I had parmo up in Durham in the late 2000's.

Was proud to be there and try it while it was on the come-up.

but it tasted like shit.
 

PaintTinJr

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In other not really meaningful news, the gamers injunction got rejected by the judge.

I agree, it probably makes little difference with the CMA block already in place, but for us hearing previously NDA'ed stuff it might be meaningful, as presumably the substance of the suit will now begin.

Am I right in thinking this was just a preliminary injunction, and despite the decision against, they wouldn't be prohibited from seeking further injunctions as the case proceeds - as the Judge learns more? Or is this them now forced to make their case, and if circumstance outside the trial allow the deal to close, they can no longer seek a further injunction to stop it?
 
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GHG

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These words are dripping with salt and insecurity.
This week was a big win for Xbox, and you hate it👌

No my friend, these are the words of salt and insecurity:

I originally became attached to Xbox when I witnessed the behavior of Sony zealots around 2001. I was indifferent before, but at that moment I realized that I wanted to become what they hate most.

Seek professional help.
 

reksveks

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Am I right in thinking this was just a preliminary injunction, and despite the decision against, they wouldn't be prohibited from seeking further injunctions as the case proceeds - as the Judge learns more? Or is this them now forced to make their case, and if circumstance outside the trial allow the deal to close, they can no longer seek a further injunction to stop it?
The latter imo, the judge thinks that the courts would have enough time for the case before the Plaintiffs actually face any harm if it survives the FTC/CMA process.

I need to go back to see when this case was scheduled to be heard.
 

PaintTinJr

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These words are dripping with salt and insecurity.
This week was a big win for Xbox, and you hate it👌
Feel free to guess probabilities of all the things needed to happen to get the deal across the line, but this week's events have realistically taken the deal from less than hundreds of a percentage point from closing, to one or less percent of closing.

In relative terms it is a big win - on Xbox's personal win scale measurement - but overall the circumstances are unchanged and the deal is dead, because odds of even making it to July 18th to get ATVI to extend at a price Microsoft will agree to is a long shot in itself to even get to a less than 1% chance of closing consideration.
 
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FUBARx89

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I had parmo up in Durham in the late 2000's.

Was proud to be there and try it while it was on the come-up.

but it tasted like shit.

Parmos outside of Teesside are always shit tbh. Loads of parmos in Teesside are shite aswell like, but if you get a good one it's well worth it.

I got one up Durham way last year. No beschemal sauce, waifer thin chicken. Was diabolical.
 
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Goalus

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No my friend, these are the words of salt and insecurity:
No, they are proof that I am perfectly aware of what I'm doing and in control of my thoughts. You asked me a question, and I decided to give you an honest answer. I could have ignored it, but didn't. Insecure people are too cowardly to confront reality.
Seek professional help.
There is no need for that. And there are a lot of users in this thread whom you could give the exact same advice.
 

Goalus

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In relative terms it is a big win - on Xbox's personal win scale measurement - but overall the circumstances are unchanged and the deal is dead, because odds of even making it to July 18th to get ATVI to extend at a price Microsoft will agree to is a long shot in itself to even get to a less than 1% chance of closing consideration.
The fact that you think it through to this much detail tells me that you are afraid that something unexpected might happen.
 

GHG

Member
No, they are proof that I am perfectly aware of what I'm doing and in control of my thoughts. You asked me a question, and I decided to give you an honest answer. I could have ignored it, but didn't. Insecure people are too cowardly to confront reality.

There is no need for that. And there are a lot of users in this thread whom you could give the exact same advice.

Voluntary mental illness is still mental illness.
 
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