The recently concluded Google trial may indicate what’s to come in the Amazon case. [1] FTC, “FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power” (Sept. 26, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/09/ftc-sues-amazon-illegally-maintaining-monopoly-power. [2] Statista, “Number of Amazon Prime Members in the United States” (Sept. 25, 2023), https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223385/amazon-prime-subscribers-in-the-united-states/. [9] Associated Press, “Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades” (Sept. 11, 2023), https://apnews.com/article/google-antitrust-trial-search-engine-justice-department-2cfb06271455c7e12c4927959061e832. [27] FTC, “FTC Sues to Block $40 Billion Semiconductor Chip Merger” (Dec. 2, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 28, 2023 23:49 UTC