• Microsoft is gearing up for its first court battle with the US government in nearly 25 years. The Federal Trade Commission seeks to block Microsoft's $75 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, requesting an injunction until an antitrust challenge is resolved.
• This is the first antitrust clash between Microsoft and the US government since the 1990s when the Department of Justice accused Microsoft of using illegal tactics to maintain its PC monopoly. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a case in administrative court last year to block the Activision deal, scheduled to begin on August 2.