mf-TOM-HANK t1_j16f9wo wrote on December 22, 2022 at 12:26 AM

Reply to comment by MFitz24 in Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger by marketrent

I'm absolutely not a "both sides are the same" guy but antitrust has not been a big priority for any of the presidents for probably as long as I've been alive. I'm not plugged into the antitrust law sphere at all but it feels like Microsoft back in the early 2000s was the last high profile antitrust case. Maybe there have been big ones that I'm not aware of but the trend has been for decades that big companies get bigger and gobble up smaller companies with little to no resistance.

MFitz24 t1_j16fpg0 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 12:29 AM

Youre not wrong about the multidecade trend but the biden administration has been extremely aggressive on antitrust.

https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2021/10/biden-s-antitrust-turn-the-2021-antitrust-executive-order-and-its-implications-for-firms-and-their-executives/

https://gamerant.com/nvidia-arm-merger-acquisition-news/

https://news.yahoo.com/why-did-government-block-big-095213687.html

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/07/ftc-seeks-block-virtual-reality-giant-metas-acquisition-popular-app-creator-within

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-asks-kroger-for-more-information-on-albertsons-deal-11670334358

mf-TOM-HANK t1_j16grpp wrote on December 22, 2022 at 12:37 AM

To Biden's credit, I'm extremely impressed with Lina Khan and I guess we will see what comes from the next 2+ years if she remains at the helm of FTC for the remainder of the term and beyond.

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Macktion t1_j16q086 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 1:49 AM

Came here to bring this up, but I'm glad you got here first and brought receipts.