Bureau of Competition

Good Luck With That Alleged Antitrust Complaint Against Apple, Adobe…

John Paczkowski in News on May 7, 2010 at 7:28 am PT

“The first question that needs to be answered is ‘Does Apple have monopoly power in this market?’” That’s what Harry First, the Charles L. Denison Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, told me when I asked him if Adobe’s rumored antitrust complaint against Apple had any legs. Today, we have the answer to First’s question: No.

FTC Sues Intel (Plus Full Text of Complaint)

John Paczkowski in News on December 16, 2009 at 6:21 am PT

It’s going to be a long, cold winter for Intel legal. The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Intel this morning, accusing the company of waging “a systematic campaign to shut out rivals’ competing microchips by cutting off their access to the marketplace.” In its complaint, the FTC claims Intel used threats, bundled prices or other offers to encourage exclusive deals, hamper competition or unfairly manipulate the chip market.

FTC to Google CEO, Apple: Nice Try

John Paczkowski in News on August 3, 2009 at 7:42 pm PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s resignation from Apple’s board this morning was a nice gesture, but it’s not going to end the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of the ties between the Google and Apple boards. In a statement issued this afternoon, the FTC applauded the move, but said the two companies are foolish if they think it will simply abandon its inquiry as a result.