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What would be the cause of action in this hypothetical antitrust case you speak of?
by turquoisevar 3y ago
What would be the cause of action in this hypothetical antitrust case you speak of?
- thomastjeffery 3y agoApple is using the vertical integration between its software business and its hardware business to prevent competition with both.
- turquoisevar 3y agoVertical integration through internal expansion is not a cause of action under the Sherman Antitrust Act nor the Clayton Antitrust Act. Even vertical integration through merger isn’t an antitrust issue per se. I can’t think of any abusive act that prevents competition, I do see them not going out of their way to facilitate competition with themselves, but they have no positive obligation to do so.