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      2 years ago

      They didn’t quite “announce” it as much as they used it as argument or evidence in court and the document was leaked or released to the public.

      How they knew beforehand? I have no idea. But it’d be a risky move to just make shit up like that in court, so it’s pretty likely true.

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      2 years ago

      Everything what Microsoft thinks and does is under fire due to Activision merger injunction lawsuit by FTC.

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        2 years ago

        Yes, I understand that, but how does the Microsoft/Activision merger have anything to do with Sony?

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          Part of being sued in court is a process called “discovery” where a whole host of internal documents are disclosed to the opposing side.

          It wouldn’t surprise me, as part of the merger lawsuit, that a bunch of internal plans were revealed to both sides.