Google initiated this deal last summer and it is expected to undergo a rigorous anti trust review.
The argument for GENERALLY strengthened anti-trust enforcement is separate from SPECIFIC cases of market concentration where anti-trust action may well be warranted.
In that case, anti-trust concerns slowed the pace of bidding, with EMC waiting to get anti-trust approval before submitting its final, revised bid.
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He called for major reforms in the application of anti-trust law, arguing for narrow view of anti-trust law that would regulate only the most obvious and egregious examples of price-fixing by corporate coalitions and mergers that would eliminate competition.
European anti-trust authorities say Intel broke the rules in competing with Advanced Micro Devices --a move that throws a spotlight on business practices AMD has complained about for years and put at the core of an anti-trust lawsuit it filed against Intel in U.S. courts in 2005.
European anti-trust authorities say Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) broke the rules in competing with Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people )--a move that throws a spotlight on business practices AMD has complained about for years and put at the core of an anti-trust lawsuit it filed against Intel in U.S. courts in 2005.
Anti-trust and monopolistic practices in the high tech industry have been notoriously difficult to regulate.
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Meanwhile, the reform ignores the real anti-trust problem that is raising consumer prices, credit card interchange.
The increasing invincibility of Google's search advertising dominance hasn't gone unnoticed by anti-trust authorities.
It is unclear exactly what companies have filed complaints with the anti-trust corporate competitiveness group, CADE.
Anti-trust regulators in the US and Europe are reportedly poised to investigate the new pricing model.
The company also said that it wanted to end its confrontational relationship with anti-trust authorities.
The ultimate effects of anti-trust are speculative, and speculation provides a poor guide for economic policy.
The union of law and economics may have had its greatest impact in the anti-trust field.
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It is being reported that 11 states are also preparing to file anti-trust charges against Microsoft.
Anti-trust officials are currently considering reversing a multi-billion dollar merger that created BRF-Brasil Foods (BRFS) in 2009.
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Moreover, the railroads argue, lifting anti-trust exemption would cause the courts to unnecessarily interfere with national rail policies.
They say railroads are in fact subject to most anti-trust laws and that the STB's oversight is rigorous.
In January 2011, a Florida federal judge threw out Sunbeam's suit against ratings company Nielsen alleging anti-trust violations.
And early in his career in the mid-1970s, he wrote two books on anti-trust case history and law.
To pressure the cartels, the Democrats are planning to introduce anti-trust legislation soon.
The Commission report noted Croatian progress in areas such as anti-trust, mergers and state aid, including privatisation of shipyards.
In it, he explains the goal of anti-trust laws are to offer consumers efficient prices, rather than low prices.
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If correct, those early stage anti-trust inquiries may not result in full investigations.
Microsoft has, as we all know, had certain troubles with the European Union over anti-trust issues in the past.
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In other Google news it looks like the company could face anti-trust troubles on both sides of the Atlantic.
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The New York Times said the inquiry involving Google and Apple centres on a possible breach of anti-trust laws.
This may seem like a rant, honestly free markets are great, but anti-trust regulations and fair laws are important.
The consultancy counted among its early clients several companies that wanted to know if their business practices violated anti-trust law.
"There isn't much experience doing that, but there is nothing in the body of anti-trust jurisprudence that precludes it, " he adds.
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