US Commerce Department Backs Antitrust Bills
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, showed her full support on Wednesday to key legislation that will force Big Tech companies to compete with smaller firms.
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Apple Raises Privacy Flag To Mitigate Antitrust Risks
Apple is facing challenges on several fronts that could affect its App Store revenue. From judicial rulings in the U.S. to antitrust decisions in The Netherlands but more importantly, from legislative proposals in Europe and the US that could limit Apple’s exclusive ability to distribute apps for its operating system. However, Apple is doubling down […]
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Google-Spotify “Dual Billing” Agreement Adds Pressure on Apple
Yesterday, March 23, Google and Spotify announced a new agreement that will allow users to download Spotify from the Google Play Store and choose to pay with either Spotify´s payment system or Google Play Billing. For the first time, a dual billing option will be displayed side by side in the app. This represents a […]
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Sen. Warren Proposed Merger Bill Is Unlikely to be Approved
Yesterday, on March 16, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mondaire Jones introduced a new bill, the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act, that if approved, could ban a significant number of deals and it will threaten to unwind another good number of past transactions. The proposed bill goes beyond what any other legislator or regulator around […]
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AT&T Closer to Beat DOJ Over $85 Billion Time Warner M&A
(Premium) – AT&T appears likely to prevail in the Justice Department’s appeal of a trial court’s ruling clearing the AT&T-Time Warner deal. A decision is likely in 1Q18
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