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Microsoft and British regulators sought more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft, Activision and Britain's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), had all asked for a two-month stay of the case after the CMA said it would consider a modified deal put forward by Microsoft.
Past precedent has proved the direction that Xbox's acquisitions will likely take the industry in future.
Britain's competition regulator on Friday extended the date by which it would consider Microsoft's submissions relating to its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard.
FTC's Lina Khan faced criticism and pressure in a Congressional hearing following her agency's latest loss to Microsoft in a SF court.