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> Why does size matter in this context? Size matters in anti-trust law as the larger a company is, the more market power it has, and therefore more ability to
by stale2002 4y ago
> Why does size matter in this context?
Size matters in anti-trust law as the larger a company is, the more market power it has, and therefore more ability to have anti-competitive effects on the market.
> but if some random Android company does the same thing..... why are they not punished?
Because in standard anti-trust law theory, the same exact action done by a smaller company is legal, but can be illegal if done by a larger company.
The reason being that a smaller company is unable to anti-competitively control an entire market as well as a larger company can.
> as a consumer I'm equally harmed
Anti-trust law does not agree that consumers are equally harmed by a large company, with more market power, engaging in anti-competitive practices as compared to when a smaller company, with less market power, does the same.
As in literally yes, according to the law, certain actions are only illegal if a large company does it, and literally yes a smaller company is allowed to do the same exact thing simply because they have less market power.