Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at court in San Francisco on June 28, 2023.Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA federal judge in San Francisco has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from completing its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.The deal isn’t completely in the clear, though. The FTC can now bring the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the two companies must find a way forward to resolve opposition from the Competition and Markets Authority in the United Kingdom. “This Court’s responsibility in this case is narrow. It is to decide if, notwithstanding these current circumstances, the merger should be halted—perhaps even terminated—pending resolution of th …
