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Exclusive deals are anti-competitive ? Would Microsoft be fined for reaching an exclusive agreement with Nokia to sell their only Windows Phones ? Would Google
by simula67 9y ago
Exclusive deals are anti-competitive ? Would Microsoft be fined for reaching an exclusive agreement with Nokia to sell their only Windows Phones ? Would Google be forced to make and sell Windows phones ? I thought violating anti-competitive laws required one party to cross-subsidize, use advantages in one field/area to drive out competition in another
- rowyourboat 9y agoThere is no such requirement in EU anti-trust law. Any deal that restricts the freedom of contract with a third party is illegal.
- ams6110 9y ago> Would Microsoft be fined for reaching an exclusive agreement with Nokia to sell their only Windows Phones ? Probably not, because Windows Phones are in no way dominant so there's no abuse of a dominant market position there. Though I don't know for sure how the EU would view it.
- danmaz74 9y agoThere are lots of tactics that constitute an abuse of a dominant position. Cross-subsidizing isn't one of the worst.
- rbehrends 9y ago> I thought violating anti-competitive laws required one party to cross-subsidize, use advantages in one field/area to drive out competition in another No. See Article 102 TFEU [1]. Abuse of a dominant market position in order to distort or avoid competition can take many forms. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_102_of_the_Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_102_of_the_Treaty_on_t...