Last December, Call of Duty gamers sued Microsoft , seeking to block its merger with Activision, partly because they alleged that the merger would set up Microsoft to dominate industry rivals, drive up prices, and reduce consumer choice. Yesterday, a California judge, Jacqueline Corley, granted Microsofts motion to dismiss the suit, saying that the gamers didnt “plausibly allege” that the merger “creates a reasonable probability of anticompetitive effects in any relevant market.” Gamers suing...
