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17 Jun 2023, 6:25 am
"🧵1/X— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 17, 2023 I'll also discuss it in detail in a Twitter Space at 12 noon Eastern Time today that will be recorded. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 1:24 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 13, 2023 The FTC almost always gets a TRO, but the current FTC also loses almost every merger case when it really matters. [read post]
31 May 2023, 10:58 am
., Florian Mueller’s influential FOSS Patents blog post on the CMA’s recent decision to block the merger of Microsoft and Activision. [read post]
17 May 2023, 1:49 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) May 15, 2023 The CMA must realize that what it is doing is viewed unfavorably by far more people than the ones who support the agency. [read post]
13 Apr 2023, 5:43 am
As reported by Reuters, the draft EU Proposal was scheduled to be announced by EC Vice President Margrethe Vestager on April 26, but the leaked draft has already sparked significant commentary and debate (see summaries, with links, posted by Tom Cotter and Florian Mueller). [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 8:46 am
FTC can say at the moment, regrettably.Last month I commented very favorably on the JFTC's work to rein in digital #gatekeepers: https://t.co/YkOxamvWnx— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) March 28, 2023 The fact that United States District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted Microsoft's motion to dismiss a so-called gamers' (actually lawyers') lawsuit is also interesting, though the class-action law firms behind that case won't give up until they… [read post]
29 Mar 2023, 2:29 am
I consider the motion self-serving BUT reasonable.Google is under pressure here because of the Google Chats issue involving even its CEO, see https://t.co/ceMJDvbLxG🧵5/5— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) March 17, 2023 I want Epic and the other plaintiffs to prevail, and Google is not really concerned about litigation economics, but the fact that the Ninth Circuit is reviewing the class certification decision at this stage does warrant a postponement of the trial in my… [read post]
25 Mar 2023, 12:54 am
The console-related part of Microsoft's remedy offer to the CMA is no longer needed:GAME OVERfor the console market theory of harm— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) March 24, 2023 It all comes down to cloud gaming, where the fact that Microsoft has already concluded multiple access deals (with Nvidia, Boosteroid, and Ubitus) must be given considerable weight. [read post]
21 Mar 2023, 12:12 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) March 20, 2023 Last week, Microsoft announced two 10-year agreements with cloud gaming companies. [read post]
20 Feb 2023, 8:56 am
I have recently used Twitter to comment on various news related to the Microsoft-ActivisionBlizzard merger reviews, such as this one (of today):On the eve of the @EU_Commission's #Microsoft-#ActivisionBlizzard merger hearing, the deal gets support from a global federation of labor unions that says it's goodness for $ATVI employees.Fun fact: @uniglobalunion is based in Nyon (near Geneva) like European soccer body @UEFA. https://t.co/tOHTYevZVn— Florian Mueller… [read post]
16 Feb 2023, 9:38 pm
#PlayStation #Xbox #Activision #ActivisionBlizzard $ATVI #antitrust #mergers #games— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) February 16, 2023 Sony once complained that Microsoft allegedly offered only a three-year deal. [read post]
8 Feb 2023, 10:27 pm
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) February 9, 2023 If we want to understand whether the CMA is being constructive or not, we can't compare the CMA's statements and actions to that of others (or to our idea of what we'd like them to say). [read post]
7 Feb 2023, 7:57 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) February 6, 2023 I don't mean to imply that Idas wanted to disinform anyone. [read post]
30 Jan 2023, 1:11 am
It will take more than that to bring about change. https://t.co/bykRJcTw4Y— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) January 25, 2023 I am glad to see that the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) has meanwhile criticized Google's announcement the same way and in fact even goes beyond: ADIF says "[this] is nothing but Google’s strategy to disincentivize app developers from using alternative payment solutions by ensuring the app developers pay more for not using… [read post]
27 Jan 2023, 10:06 pm
Serious and reasonable complainants are interested in their concerns being addressed. https://t.co/3L9nojY0zH— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) January 26, 2023 It's interesting that the original prediction of the SO being handed down this week did not pan out. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 12:26 am
https://t.co/dLCk38bvPL— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) January 24, 2023 Follow @FOSSpatents Share with other professionals via LinkedIn: Share| [read post]
3 Jan 2023, 12:53 pm
Guys, read BOTH filings, not just 1Also it's obvious that Microsoft simply wants to close the deal, as opposed to stalling https://t.co/YvVo7S3S9n— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) January 3, 2023 I commend Matt Stoller for having raised a number of Big Tech issues over the years, and The Verge for its efforts to cover certain tech competition issues in depth, but in this context they--and those who echoed their views--were simply wrong. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 12:45 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) December 13, 2022 Some people's fundamental misconception is to argue that a restriction of choice by Apple constitutes consumer choice. [read post]
3 Dec 2022, 10:52 pm
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) December 2, 2022 Now, Matt Stoller reasonably believes that what happened is exactly the bargain I had outlined as the second possibility:The reason Musk didn’t seek anti-monopoly legislation to bust up Apple’s App Store control is because he didn’t want to break their control. [read post]
27 Oct 2022, 5:55 am
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) October 21, 2022 The only thing I wish to clarify for accuracy's sake is that app developers can't even buy ads on their own app pages for defensive purposes the way many brands do on Google. [read post]
