Microsoft says its 1,900 layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger" because Activision was already planning massive cuts of its own

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Now, Microsoft has issued aresponse, saying that “the FTCs factual assertions are incomplete and misleading.

The recent announcement thus cannot be attributed fully to the merger.”

Additionally, Microsoft says it “continues fully to stand behind its representations to this court.”

This is precisely what Microsoft represented previously."

More importantly, it seems like the messy fight between the company and federal regulators isn’tquiteover yet.

If you need a recap of everything, here’s the wholeXbox Activision deal explained.