anti-trust

Sprint Wins the Argument, but It’s Still Losing the War

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 19, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has prevailed in his argument that AT&T shouldn’t be allowed to take over T-Mobile. Too bad for him that Sprint is still in a great big mess.

Bernstein Argues ATT-T-Mobile May Lead to Higher Prices, But Says That’s Not So Bad

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 4, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

After all, Europeans pay more for data, but also have better infrastructure. If the carriers had higher profit margins, the analyst firm argues, maybe the U.S. would have better quality too.

Bing Launches New "Price Predictors" Travel Feature

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 25, 2011 at 1:39 pm PT

Microsoft’s Bing has launched a new way to search among billions of airfares much faster, while Google’s $700 million acquisition of ITA Software continues to be reviewed by antitrust regulators.

Google Books Settlement Proceedings to Drag on Until Mid-February

John Paczkowski in News on November 20, 2009 at 6:53 am PT

The latest revision of the Google Books settlement has been granted preliminary approval by a New York district judge, though it will be some time before that approval is finalized–if it is finalized. Judge Denny Chin of the Southern District of New York said Thursday that he will hold a hearing Feb. 18 on the new agreement, which will restore access to millions of out-of-print books, but may also one day give the company a monopoly on the largest digital library in the world.

Weekend Update 5.09.09

Beth Callaghan in News on May 9, 2009 at 11:30 pm PT

It was like a liveblogging tournament this past week–one that included a lot of the big players, but ended in a three-way tie. According to BoomTown’s reliable sources, the elusive Microsoft-Yahoo deal is making “meaningful” progress. Accordingly, BoomTown also wondered whether Ballmer planned on visiting Carol Bartz on his trip to the Bay Area this week, or if the proximity of Stanford to Yahoo was just chance, given that Stanford was his main destination.