Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Electric Cars

Re:Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Elec... by koboll on Friday July 12, 2019 @09:37AM (#20420582)

It would only be "illegal" if their collaboration resulted in a monopoly. It clearly doesn't. Two businesses collaborating to fend off threatening competitors is perfectly fine. In fact, it's a good thing insofar as it raises their ability to compete, preserving the competitiveness of the market.

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Re:Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Elec... by dragonwriter on Friday July 12, 2019 @09:39AM (#20420599)

> It would only be "illegal" if their collaboration resulted in a monopoly.

No, that's not the standard for a combination in restraint of trade. Controls on monopolies and abuses thereof are not the whole of anti-trust law.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm not saying this is illegal, just that the fact that it doesn't create a monopoly is not, alone, the reason why it isn't illegal.

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Re:Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Elec... by koboll on Saturday July 13, 2019 @09:40AM (#20427991)

Yes, my comment oversimplified it, but that's a minimum requirement that isn't being met.

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