Monopolies

Lawsuit Accusing Apple, AT&T Of iPhone Monopoly Granted Class-Action Status

7:33AM July 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

A complaint titled “Apple & ATTM Antitrust Litigation” has been granted class-action status by judge James Ware of the US District court for the Northern District of California. The complaint accuses Apple and AT&T of forming an iPhone monopoly. More »


Now Europe Is Probing Google For A Monopoly

12:24PM February 24, 2010 | Jason Chen

Obama’s anti-trust guy thinks Google has some monopoly in them, and now so does Europe. If you remember back just a few years, you’ll recall that Europe was the big battleground that Microsoft had to fight in trying to prove that it wasn’t a monopoly, so this could be the start of some legal bad-news for Google. Or, it could turn out to be nothing, as it’s just a probe. [Business Insider]


Online

Google Uses Free Holiday Wi-Fi To Promote The Nexus One

10:44AM January 9, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The tweets are flying with reports that upon connecting to Google’s free holiday Wi-Fi, people are getting redirected to Google’s Nexus One page. Smart, sure. But is it fair play, or does this self-promotion spoil Google’s charitable act? More »


Intel Pays AMD $US1.25 Billion To End Antitrust, Patent Wars

3:23AM November 13, 2009 | John Herrman

In case you were wondering if Intel’s business practices were as shady as the European Commission and the NY Attorney General think they are, look no further than this: Intel is paying $US1.25 billion — plus frills — to avoid fighting. More »