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Microsoft’s recent layoffs contradict what the company promised of its merger, the FTC says. (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by How_Sway@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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[–] Treczoks@kbin.social -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, of course they have complained to the courts. That's not the point. This simply will go nowhere, or do you expect that the court will somehow separate Activision out of Microsofts hands again to fix this? Or punish the managers at Microsoft and make them withdraw the execution plan to remove redundant jobs?

At the end of it, Microsoft will eventually pay a small, symbolic sum which they consider "cost of conducting business". Nothing more.

[–] GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

As pessimistic as it sounds, I think you're right. There's likely some back pay they will have to give to the workforce they fired, which is a pittance compared to what they stand to earn as they milk their purchase dry.