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  • July 2008

    • Sparks Fly as Yahoo, Microsoft Take to Hill

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 08 11:08 AM CDT

      Sparks Fly as Yahoo, Microsoft Take to Hill

      Congressional hearings on Yahoo's proposed ad deal with Google got a little heated yesterday, with a Microsoft lawyer testifying that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang recently admitted, in a private meeting, that the pact would reduce competition, the Los Angeles Times reports. Yahoo’s general counsel said he recalled no such remarks at the meeting, and a spokesman later swatted the charge aside. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • antitrust

    • It's Google's Turn on the Hot Seat

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Jul 14, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      It's Google's Turn on the Hot Seat

      You have to forgive Microsoft if it indulges in some schadenfreude today, writes Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times. Archrival Google is facing a peril that’s all too familiar in Redmond. Steve Ballmer can sit back tomorrow as Google’s top execs go before the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, secure in the knowledge that he helped put them there. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Congress  • Yahoo  • Steve Ballmer  • antitrust

    • Feds Probing Google-Yahoo Deal

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      Feds Probing Google-Yahoo Deal

      Google’s agreement to provide Yahoo with advertising for some of its searches in the US and Canada has prompted the Justice Department to launch a formal antitrust investigation into the deal, the Washington Post reports. "They don't do it without having identified significant issues," one lawyer said of the action, which goes beyond the voluntary review the search giant expected. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • antitrust  • Justice Department

  • June 2008

    • Intel Suit Exposes 'Squishy' Antitrust Laws

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 21, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      Intel Suit Exposes 'Squishy' Antitrust Laws

      Washington's probe into Intel exposed just how "squishy" antitrust issues can be, Joe Nocera writes in the New York Times . What rival chipmaker AMD has called "predatory behavior" can also be seen as "good old-fashioned competition. What makes antitrust so maddening is that the answer depends as much on who is asking the question—and where—as it does on the evidence," Nocera writes. More »

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      Intel  • antitrust  • Federal Trade Commission  • Advanced Micro Devices

    • FCC Staff Blesses Satellite Radio Merger

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 16, 08 7:57 AM CDT

      FCC Staff Blesses Satellite Radio Merger

      After languishing nearly a year and a half in regulatory limbo, the merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio may finally get the green light to proceed . The FCC staff has signed off on the $5 billion deal, reports the Wall Street Journal, with some conditions devised by FCC Chairman Kevin Mitchell to protect consumers from price increases. More »

    • Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jun 13, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      As Yahoo and Google prepare for a new search-ad deal, it’s all up to CEO Jerry Yang, writes Charles Cooper for CNET. Will Yang be the next Steve Jobs, pulling a struggling company back to the spotlight—or will he fade like his Yahoo predecessors? The afreement "may turn out to be a clever move if it fosters the two companies' respective strength in search and display advertising," Cooper writes. More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • investors  • antitrust  • regulation  • search advertising

    • FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

      The FTC has opened a formal investigation of Intel over allegations of monopolistic business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's biggest semiconductor company, which denies any wrongdoing, received a subpoena this week. Intel also learned that it faces a $25.4 million antitrust fine from South Korea, even as it prepares to fight competitor AMD’s private antitrust lawsuit in Delaware’s District Court. More »

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      South Korea  • Intel  • antitrust  • competition  • microprocessors  • monopoly  • Advanced Micro Devices  • monopolistic practices

  • May 2008

    • Soaring Fertilizer Prices Another Cog in Food Crisis

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 27, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      Soaring Fertilizer Prices Another Cog in Food Crisis

      Farmers worldwide are fuming over soaring fertilizer prices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Costs are 65% higher in the US than a year ago, making it difficult for farmers to boost production in response to an international food crisis. Meanwhile, fertilizer companies have reaped big profits from a cartel-based system that can leave them exempt from antitrust laws. More »

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      food prices  • farmer  • antitrust  • fertilizer  • Byron Dorgan

    • Google Readies Defense of Yahoo Ad Deal

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 22, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Google Readies Defense of Yahoo Ad Deal

      An advertising deal between Google and Yahoo is certain to stir the Justice Department’s antitrust division into action, no matter what the two do to address concerns, experts anticipating a partnership between the two Internet leaders tell the New York Times . Google says a deal would simply be a supply matter, with parallels in other industries. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • Yahoo  • antitrust  • competition  • Eric Schmidt  • search engine marketing

  • March 2008

    • Chinese Law Muddles Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 28, 08 12:24 PM CDT

      Chinese Law Muddles Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

      A new anti-monopoly law in China could interfere with Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, the New York Times reports. Because Yahoo owns 40% of Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce business, Beijing could demand approval of the deal along with the US and the EU. “I don’t think anyone has worked through the issue of where an Internet merger should be reviewed,” said a law professor. More »

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      China  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • antitrust

    • Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 12, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      Intel officials testified before an EU antitrust commission yesterday in Brussels; the chipmaker is suspected of unfairly dominating the European market. Competitor Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and consumer groups are testifying today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The commission will consider whether rebates Intel offered to retailers that didn’t stock AMD products hurt consumers. More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • Intel  • antitrust  • AMD  • microprocessors

    • Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition

      newser  |  CNET  |  Mar 10, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition

      Apple’s iPhone software development kit is facing criticism from net neutrality and antitrust critics, Computerworld reports. Apple has indicated that voice-over-IP programs like Skype will not be allowed on the iPhone’s AT&T network, as its a direct competitor for AT&T’s voice service. Comcast, Computerworld points out, drew net neutrality concerns when it banned BitTorrent to prevent competition with its Cable TV business. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • iPhone  • Comcast  • antitrust  • net neutrality  • Skype  • Firefox  • Safari  • Voice over IP

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • EU Goes After Microsoft (Yes, Again)

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jan 14, 08 2:21 PM CST

      EU Goes After Microsoft (Yes, Again)

      The European Commission today again took aim at Microsoft, launching its first new antitrust investigations since the 1990s. Two probes will expand the principles of the last EU court victory over Microsoft—which a court upheld 4 months ago—to Office, Microsoft’s email tools, and Internet Explorer, reports the Financial Times . More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • software  • antitrust  • European Commission

    • New York Latest to Investigate Intel Practices

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 10, 08 2:09 PM CST

      New York Latest to Investigate Intel Practices

      With proceedings already underway against Intel Corp. in Europe and Asia, New York's attorney general today began formally investigating whether the world's largest computer chip-maker has broken state and federal antitrust laws, Reuters reports. “Our investigation is focused on determining whether Intel has improperly used monopoly power to exclude competitors”—chiefly rival AMD—“or stifle innovation,” Andrew Cuomo said. More »

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      New York  • Intel  • antitrust  • European Commission  • AMD  • Andrew Cuomo  • monopoly

    • Intel Answers Antitrust Charges

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Jan 9, 08 7:36 AM CST

      Intel Answers Antitrust Charges

      Intel has filed a response to the European Union antitrust objections, reports Ars Technica . While the contents have been kept under wraps, Intel did confirm that it is seeking a hearing before the European Commission. Intel has been under investigation since 2005 for practices including offering heavy discounts to retailers that only sell Intel chips. More »

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      European Union  • Intel  • antitrust  • European Commission

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