Microsoft is preparing for a legal battle against Britain

If anyone thought that Microsoft would turn a blind eye, pay Activision Blizzard a three billion dollar fine and use the rest of the money to look for another company to buy, then they are greatly mistaken. The Redmond giant does not give up, but prepares for the first battle against Great Britain.

Microsoft has hired a specialist by name Daniel Beard, who has extensive experience with appellate courts. The lawyer represented the interests of large companies such as Apple, Intel, Sky and Tesco, as well as managed to defeat the regulatory body of the European Union. He saved companies billions in fines.

Among other things, Beard sided with Apple during a complex lawsuit related to tax “fraud” in the amount of 13 billion euros, which was provided by Apple Ireland. In Brussels, they said that these are unreasonable tax breaks. Last year, he avoided Intel having to pay the €1.1 billion fine that the European Union had been demanding from Intel for a decade because of its dominant position in the microprocessor market.

UK Xbox office association with Call of Duty publisher in value nearly $69 billion blocked at the end of last month. Officials say the deal will change the future of the fast-growing market and cloud gaming, leading to reduced innovation and fewer choices for UK players in the coming years.

“We remain fully committed to this acquisition and will be filing an appeal. The CMA’s decision rejects a pragmatic way of dealing with competition issues and discourages technological innovation and investment in the UK.” Microsoft’s Brad Smith said. Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, is also behind Microsoft.

The European Commission is due to deliver its verdict on the acquisition on May 22 this year. According to available information, the EU must approve the deal, so Microsoft will still be at war in America, where Federal Trade Commission suing Microsoft tries to block merger due to antitrust concerns.