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Re:Google Cloud files complaint due to Microsoft's anti-comp... by candiddevmike on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @12:27PM (#41649131)
Windows Server has a complete monopoly on the Windows Server workload market. It's the same argument that folks use to defend Apple and iPhones. A market can be fairly "niche" but have a massive value capable of anti-competitive practices.
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Re:Google Cloud files complaint due to Microsoft's anti-comp... by lvzw on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @12:33PM (#41649180)
Relevant market definition is not so straightforward in antitrust matters. I'm not a product area expert (but do have experience in antitrust litigation) and am certain that Microsoft's attorney's would say that such a market is too narrowly defined.

[1] https://www.justice.gov/atr/merger-guidelines/tools/market-d...

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