That 'other' antitrust trial; FTC's case against Intel is no 'U.S. v. Microsoft.'

Article Abstract:

The Justice Department's antitrust case against the Intel Corp, in which both sides have guaranteed civility, claims that Intel's actions have adversely affected microprocessor innovation, but many of the trial's experts claim to have found no evidence of that fact. Intel enters the trial with the advantage, and its pretrial brief cites statements of the FTC's own economic expert to show the absence of evidence supporting the agency's central claim, that Intel conduct has chilled microprocessor innovation.

Intel Corp., INTC

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Lessons of spin at the Visa trial; one defendant sticks to the law, the other to the bogeyman

Article Abstract:

Issues regarding the antitrust trial of Visa and Mastercard are discussed. The government alleges that Visa and Mastercard rules forbidding banks to issue cards from other networks have harmed competition. Mastercard is the more cautious defendant, with Visa suggesting there is something unethical about American Express's dealings with the government.

MasterCard International Inc., Visa International

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Microsoft faces still hurdles on appeal; Judge Jackson seems to have bulletproofed his key fact findings

Article Abstract:

The factual findings of Microsoft Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's are discussed, and these were the archetype of Sherman Act violations, a "pattern and practice" of wielding its monopoly power.Microsoft faces an uphill road on appeal, and many private antitrust suits are expected to capitalize on Judge Jackson's finding.

Microsoft Corp.

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