In an effort to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision, the Federal Trade Commission in the US engaged in an arbitration dispute with the software giant. A judge halted the FTC's attempts to do so in July. This made it possible for Microsoft to proceed with the deal in the US. As soon as US regulators learned that the EU had authorized the idea, they quickly did the same. Later, the CMA stated that it was also prepared to take into account any suggestions from Microsoft for reorganizing the agreement and easing regulators' worries.