The United States government is suing Microsoft over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and the first pre-trial hearing took place this week. As part of the proceedings, a lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft and the FTC have yet to engage in any "substantive" discussions about a potential settlement deal in the high-profile case, according to Reuters.
A settlement of some kind is one of the potential outcomes in this case. Microsoft could, for example, agree...