Submitted by marketrent t3_zrkbfi in technology
mf-TOM-HANK t1_j143k75 wrote
Reply to comment by BourbonCoug in Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger by marketrent
It's a little bit of a dog and pony show to show us plebes that antitrust is still taken seriously in DC. If we were actually serious about antitrust we'd see the relevant federal agencies go after meat processing, media conglomerates, and ISPs for starters.
Thebadmamajama t1_j14eo9u wrote
I sense it's easier to block a future acquisition than to sue to break up an existing company.
Otherwise the cases in those other industries seem to be far clearer.
platonicjesus t1_j1519cc wrote
They let the Warner Discovery merger go through pretty recently.
antunezn0n0 t1_j15a15q wrote
i feel that wasn't as egregipux as this is the tenth time Warner is sold
theregalbeagle t1_j16cem0 wrote
They let Disney/Fox through.
antunezn0n0 t1_j16gj5t wrote
they probably shouldn't have
Fubarp t1_j14nt5i wrote
Honestly I'm not sure if sueing to break up is hard because the US Government has done it numerous times without failure.
Milksteak_To_Go t1_j16byz3 wrote
What was the last breakup, Ma Bell in 1982? 40 years ago is not exactly recent history.
I know DOJ tried to break up Microsoft in 2000 over the IE/Netscape stuff but that got appealed and overturned.
DrakeAU t1_j15vkqo wrote
Supermarkets too.
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