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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by duncanawoods on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:06PM (#24547152)
> The hardware-is-sold-at-a-loss argument

Kind of ironic how bad an argument that is when discussing anti-trust. It's a form of dumping to distort the market. It prevents new competitors becoming viable purely by selling hardware.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by vonmoltke on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @09:07AM (#24553964)
It's not a form of dumping, it's loss-leading. Loss-leading can be part of a dumping campaign, but is not necessary or sufficient for one.
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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by criddell on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @09:23AM (#24554102)
Loss leading itself is illegal in some EU countries and half of the US states.

https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/us-submi...

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