Re:Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny
by terminalshort on Sunday August 03, 2025 @05:55PM
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Hypothetical future competing products is a ridiculous standard. By that logic the FTC could block anything because the acquirer could always in some hypothetical future be a competitor.
Re:Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny
by maxbond on Sunday August 03, 2025 @06:01PM
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It's ridiculous to suggest corporations will treat their customers better if they have competition? That if their customers have somewhere else to go they have more negotiating power?
Adobe and Figma are competitors, right now, regardless of whether they have product lines in direct competition, at this moment.
Re:Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny
by terminalshort on Sunday August 03, 2025 @06:19PM
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No they aren't. Having product lines in direct competition is the fundamental definition of being a competing business.
Which is all to say that the market remains competitive.
If you don't think it's the FTC's business to decide whether or not that 100 to 99 move is significant, then I don't think you understand. Even if it's insignificant - it's their business to make that call. You can disagree with it, but if you think that isn't their balliwick, you're simply mistaken.