Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
… Even when tech companies prevail, antitrust suits can require years of litigation and put internal business operations under a microscope. …
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Google is finally opening the Play Store to outside payments
While the court still hasn’t signed off on the massive settlement resolving Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Google for having a monopoly over Android’s app store with Google Play, the tech giant says it will start rolling out changes to the way it handles billing for developers worldwide. …
The future of local TV news has taken a Trumpian turn
… What happens next For now, Nunley has allowed the states and DirecTV to combine their cases, in which both argue that the merger was a clear violation of antitrust laws and would crush news competition. …
Twitter - X
… Mia Sato Apr 2 Richard Lawler Mar 26 Judge dismisses X lawsuit accusing advertisers of an “illegal boycott.” Elon Musk said it was “war” in 2024, as X filed its antitrust lawsuit against World Federation of Advertisers WFA members over their Global Alliance for Responsible Media GARM initiative. …
Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind
… Elsewhere, Apple continues to fight antitrust battles. …
Companies weaponize TOS against you
… So class action is when everybody’s hurt in the same kind of way, you can bring one lawsuit instead of hundreds or thousands or millions of lawsuits. …