In a US appeals court, the FTC argues that a federal assess held the agency to too high a standard when she ruled that Microsoft's $69B Activision deal was legal (Diane Bartz/Reuters)

Diane Bartz / Reuters:

In a US appeals court, the FTC argues that a federal assess held the agency to too high a standard when she ruled that Microsoft’s $69B Activision deal was legal  —  U.S. antitrust enforcers will argue on Wednesday that a federal assess got it wrong when she ruled that Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) …