FTC v. Microsoft: all the news from the big Xbox courtroom battle
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We’ve heard from multiple witnesses today, including Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. If you want a recap of Bobby Kotick’s testimony it’s right here and here’s a recap of Dr. Elizabeth Bailey and Nvidia’s Jeff Fisher. Let’s recap Nadella first:
• The FTC started out by quizzing Nadella on Xbox market share
• Nadella also got asked about Microsoft’s gaming targets
• Cloud gaming includes Xbox Live, argues Nadella
• Nadella wants to take cloud mainstream
• Nadella commits to shipping Call of Duty on PlayStation
• Nadella says he wants to end Xbox exclusives but blames Sony
Let’s recap Dr. Dennis Carlton, an economics expert that Microsoft is relying on:
• The FTC pokes holes in Dr. Carlton’s report and reveals he’s getting paid $2,000 an hour (I’m clearly in the wrong job here)
• We’re back on the Call of Duty argument
• Some tense exchanges as Dr. Carlton struggles
• Dr. Carlton is forced to admit he hasn’t read many of Microsoft’s cloud agreements
See you tomorrow at 8:30AM PT / 11:30AM ET for the final day of testimony and closing arguments.
