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"Furious attack" - Just goes to show that it was the right decision by the UK. EU should have done the same. I personally don't want all my games to be linked to a Microsoft account in a few years. There's already too many monopolies. It's bad enough they want to force you to use an online account for the operating system.

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> EU should have done the same

They've started an investigation but haven't completed it yet. The same is true for the American authorities.

Just because the UK was first to finish their investigation doesn't mean other regulatory bodies don't share their opinion.

EU: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-issues-antitrust-charge-s...

USA: https://www.justice.gov/atr/case/us-v-activision-blizzard-in...

> EU should have done the same.

there's reasonable odds that they will

the UK was simply first to reveal its decision

I wonder what the petulant child Brad Smith will say then

It's frightening how Microsoft, a company well known for decades of history of being anti consumer and shady managed to get a large vocal part of the internet to vocally defend them going for a monopoly in video game editing. As if them already having monopolies over so many major tech markets wasn't bad enough.

Microsoft pays very well.

To be honest, if a company owns at least one computer and is the target of a decision made by any european country, you'll find HNers complaining about it.

Microsoft isn't even the worst company to get defended this way, the same happened when Uber started illegal services in Europe.

> Just goes to show that it was the right decision by the UK.

Bingo!

To me - I’m seeing this as a bit of a goading on to the EU to be sure they make the ‘correct’ choice, unlike those foolish, anti-progress, anti business Brits. Not totally sure it’ll work.

If Microsoft being angry shows that it was the right decision, what would it look like if an actually unjust decision was made?

It'd look like consumers complaining about the decision.

I dont want a microsoft account on my private computer

> I dont want a microsoft account on my private computer

It is not _your_ private computer. You only bought a _right to use it_ in exchange for your data. Big brother will be very upset if you don't comply.

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