Tags: Antitrust

Allegedly an antitrust action

Says it's abusing its market position in patent fight

Eurocrats put the screws to the company

Deal with regulators would also shut down anti-trust investigation

Accused of crowding out microbrews

That doesn't stop the feds from twisting arms

Doing something well puts you on governments' hit lists

Two companies allegedly had deal not to hire each others' employees

It's not extortion when the government is doing it

Because it's not like there are competing search engines or anything

Competitors already have it sketched out

Shouldn't politicians stay bought?

They claim the company de-emphasizes its competitors

It's a powerful legal weapon in the hands of connected competitors

Company also fined $500 million

It's fun to wait on bureaucratic decisions regarding your fate

Deals with possible anti-trust investigation for price-fixing

Because bureaucrats should be extorting pricing models from businesses