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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by m-ee on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @03:47PM (#37664894)
From what I understand the FTC is shifting away from the doctrine that consumer benefit/harm as the deciding factor for an antitrust case.
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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by symlinkk on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @04:08PM (#37665155)
Okay so take the FTC out of it. Let’s say we’re writing the laws from scratch today. Why would store brand generics be outlawed?
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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @05:27PM (#37666017)
They wouldn't, except for market dominating retailers.
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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by kortilla on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:09PM (#37668950)
So target and Walmart would still be allowed to do it because they aren’t market dominating? What’s the point?
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