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CTOnews.com, December 19 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft has hinted that it plans to challenge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block its $75 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, according to the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft is expected to argue that it is at a disadvantage in video game development.

Microsoft has been promoting its position for months, saying the acquisition will not threaten competition in the industry because it lags behind its rivals in video game consoles and has limited influence in mobile game development. The company also said it expects the industry to become more competitive in the future with the rise of cloud games.

Legal experts say Microsoft is likely to debate these topics, along with the fact that the company is seeking vertical mergers and acquisitions, which means Microsoft is acquiring a company in its own supply chain. not a direct competitor.

Brad Brad Smith, president and vice chairman of Microsoft, said at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday that the deal was "fundamentally good for gamers, good for consumers, good for game developers and good for competition. We will have to present this case to the judge in court because it is a case in which I am very confident."

CTOnews.com learned that Microsoft must respond to the FTC lawsuit by Thursday, which was filed in the agency's administrative court on December 8.

In its complaint, the FTC said the deal was illegal because it would give Microsoft the ability to control how consumers access Activision games outside of Xbox consoles and subscription services. The FTC says the company may raise the price of games for people who do not use its hardware to play the developer's games, or simply disallow them to play these games.

Microsoft said it was committed to addressing regulatory concerns about its plans to buy Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft said it made a last-minute proposal to open the call of Duty game to others through a legally binding consent order, reinforcing a proposal made a few months ago to make it open for at least a decade.

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