> I don't understand why as a society we would want a megacompany .... We probably wouldn't. But these are companies, not the government. They're allowed to do

> I don't understand why as a society we would want a megacompany .... We probably wouldn't. But these are companies, not the government. They're allowed to do things we don't like. Yes, there is antitrust law. The U.S. Government gets to rule on whether the merger is legal, but not whether it is good for society.