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Protecting downstream firms (in aggregate), also protects consumers. From the site you linked to: "to protect the process of competition for the benefit of cons
by JoBrad 10y ago
Protecting downstream firms (in aggregate), also protects consumers. From the site you linked to:
"to protect the process of competition for the benefit of consumers, making sure there are strong incentives for businesses to operate efficiently, keep prices down, and keep quality up."
- oli5679 10y agoOk so explain that process without hand waving then! There are plenty of cases of bundling that are 1) Allowed to operate under scrutiny of competition authorities 2) Can be theoretically/empirically justified on efficiency grounds. The emphasis is on you to demonstrate that this is not the case if you are arguing that the constraint is unreasonable. This is the basis of modern antitrust enforcement. One possible efficiency justification for bundling. http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/4170761/10.1.1.83.655.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ56TQJRTWSMTNPEA&Expires=1479588902&Signature=7c9kWZ2gsh4GEKbVpSA1V2rYyy4%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DBundling_information_goods_Pricing_profi.pdf http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/4170761/10.1....