Eddy Cue, a longtime executive at the company, said Apple’s multibillion-dollar deals with Google were driven by quality, not money.
Category: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
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For Amazon’s Andy Jassy, a Cleanup Job Just Got a Lot Bigger
The F.T.C. accused the internet giant of protecting an online retail monopoly and forcing higher prices onto consumers.
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U.S. Accuses Amazon of Illegally Protecting Monopoly in Online Retail
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states filed a lawsuit against Amazon for “illegal conduct” in its online store and services to merchants, which stifled competition.
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‘Unprecedented’ Secrecy in Google Trial as Tech Giants Push to Limit Disclosures
Efforts to seal testimony have increasingly raised questions as the federal antitrust case enters its third week in court.
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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust
The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.
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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust
The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.
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Google Says Switching Away From Its Search Engine Is Easy. It’s Not.
Google says a change takes just a few steps, but a panel of designers found otherwise. The issue is at the heart of a federal antitrust trial.
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A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?
The government states that data is “oxygen for a search engine” and that Google’s anticompetitive behavior has given it a data fortress. Google says innovation explains its success.
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Common Patenting Tactic by Drug Companies May Be Illegal, F.T.C. Says
Experts say the exploitation of a loophole in the patent system has contributed to high prices for inhalers.
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In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals
In the first full day of testimony in the U.S. monopoly trial against Google, the Justice Department sought to show that the company had long tried to cut out search competitors.
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U.S. Blasts Google Over Paying $10 Billion a Year to Cut Out Search Rivals
In opening statements for the government’s first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, Google defended itself and said people had many choices for online search.