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If Google were to acquire ITA, Google would have an incentive to block access to QPX from competitors, and thus exercise an unfair advantage over the competitio
by shrikant 16y ago
If Google were to acquire ITA, Google would have an incentive to block access to QPX from competitors, and thus exercise an unfair advantage over the competition.
So anti-trust cases can be filed for even potentially monopolistic behaviour? Seems a little like pre-crime to me. Or does "prevention is better than cure" come up trumps here?
- esoteriq 16y agoIN a way you're right. I assume it's because once a monopoly exists or once antitrust practices occur, the damage is irreversible. A company wiped out because of some other company's illegal actions can never return to its "former glory". Also, it's a "reasonable probability" that the illegal actions would occur and that's enough in this context. That's my guess anyway.