Antitrust

Google accuses Indian antitrust watchdog of plagiarizing EU ruling

At least it was Ctrl C, Ctrl V and not ChatGPT

Legal04 Jan 2023 | 6

Microsoft-FTC dispute over Activision deal hits court

Wildly popular Call of Duty game at the center of the antitrust tussle

Software03 Jan 2023 | 1

EU probes Broadcom/VMware deal over impact on hardware, not price hikes or cloudy concerns

+COMMENT Suggests VMware might not allow NICs and HBAs other than Broadcom’s, which would be a bizarre act

Virtualization21 Dec 2022 |

Amazon to settle Euro antitrust probes by Christmas

Cloud souk reportedly ready to play a little more fairly with its own merchants

Personal Tech17 Dec 2022 | 5

Where are EU going with that Teams antitrust probe? Microsoft wants a word

Updated Software behemoth reportedly wants a chat with the regulators – on the other side of the pond this time

SaaS13 Dec 2022 | 25

Android users in 12 US states cleared to sue Google Play

Millions of people who bought apps since 2016 eligible for payout

Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 10

US Justice Dept reportedly checking AI rent-pricing biz RealPage

Company accused of allowing landlords to collude and artificially inflate rental prices

AI + ML28 Nov 2022 | 5

Tech companies in the crosshairs as China proposes antitrust law revisions

After a mysterious pause in crackdowns, it looks like the Beijing everyone knows is back

Personal Tech23 Nov 2022 | 6

US Justice Department requests more info from Adobe on $20b Figma buy

Antitrust scrutiny into one of the biggest deals for a private software developer

Software18 Nov 2022 | 4

India fines Google another $114 million, demands Play open to third party payments

Ad and search giant protests even though it's already made the same changes in other countries

Legal27 Oct 2022 | 1

India fines Google $162 million for abusing Android monopoly

That's a whole six hours of revenue, but requirements to open the Android ecosystem will hit harder

OSes21 Oct 2022 | 3

EU companies claim Google still abusing its Shopping power

Search giant's 'Shopping Units need to go,' say coalition of 43 online comparison tools

Legal17 Oct 2022 | 10

Indonesia accuses Google of abusing monopoly

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CSO19 Sep 2022 | 4

Euro watchdogs 'abandon $1b fine' against Qualcomm

Snapdragon giant was accused of bribing Apple not to use rival modems

Personal Tech29 Aug 2022 | 8

Apple Pay bags Cupertino another antitrust lawsuit

If this sounds familiar, it's because the EU is investigating the same thing

Legal19 Jul 2022 | 7

Google to pay $90m to settle lawsuit over anti-competitive behavior on the Play Store

US developers that qualify could receive more than $200,000

Legal01 Jul 2022 | 9

Intel demands $625m in interest from Europe on overturned antitrust fine

Chip giant still salty

Systems20 Jun 2022 | 30

Google has more reasons why it doesn't like antitrust law that affects Google

It'll ruin Gmail, claims web ads giant

Security08 Jun 2022 | 13

Amazon not happy with antitrust law targeting Amazon

Updated We assume the world's smallest violin is available right now on Prime

Personal Tech01 Jun 2022 | 27

EU Apple suit alleges anticompetitive Apple Pay practices

The new investigation marks the fourth set of allegations leveled against Apple by the EU since 2020

Legal02 May 2022 | 14

Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong in trouble again – this time over financial filings

Fair Trade Commission concerned false paperwork took years to decipher

Legal12 Apr 2022 | 2

DoJ to Congress: Thumbs up for big tech antitrust bill

Stopping Amazon, Google, others from prioritizing own products and services

Legal29 Mar 2022 | 5

DoJ accuses Google of training staff to make 'false requests for legal advice'

'Communicate with Care' baked into orientation for newbies, according to fresh filing in ad search monopoly case

Legal22 Mar 2022 | 27

Microsoft faces EU antitrust complaint from OVHcloud

Several companies 'taking action to ensure a level playing field among cloud services providers' in Europe

PaaS + IaaS17 Mar 2022 | 9

UK, EU regulators probe Google and Meta's 'Jedi Blue' ad deal

Watchdog: We're 'concerned' they 'teamed up ... to put obstacles in the way of competitors'

Legal11 Mar 2022 | 12

Play Store class action has £15m budget for defeating Google in London court

Detail emerges on who's funding it ... and for how much

Legal07 Feb 2022 | 23

US Senate to vote on stopping Big Tech extracting 'monopolist rent' from app developers

Billions in profits at stake for Apple and Google's money-making machines

Applications03 Feb 2022 | 16

Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay

Ah, y'know what, maybe those rebates for not using AMD chips weren't so anti-competitive after all, eh?

On-Prem27 Jan 2022 | 42

Farm machinery giant John Deere plows into two right-to-repair lawsuits

It's Deere hunting season in Illinois and Alabama

Software25 Jan 2022 | 80

Facebook files challenge to UK Giphy buyout ban by complaining CMA was 'unfair' and 'irrational'

They really want that display ad and user tracking service

Legal05 Jan 2022 | 14

India’s competition regulator launches probes into Apple over App Store fees and access

Legal04 Jan 2022 | 6

India takes Amazon’s biggest local e-tail alliance out of its shopping cart

Regulator says US giant lied about deal with Future Coupons, which responded by stabbing Amazon in the front

Legal20 Dec 2021 | 15

UK's antitrust watchdog is very angry and has written a letter telling Apple and Google how angry it is with them

Shocked, shocked, to find that anti-competitive behavior is going on in here

Personal Tech15 Dec 2021 | 29

Amazon fined €1.13bn by Italy's antitrust authorities for abusing its power

'Use our logistics service or don't. It'll cost you either way.'

Legal10 Dec 2021 | 27

Nextcloud boss: You gotta fight … for your right … to 'plug into Windows and offer the exact same service'

Interview It's the browser wars all over again – but this time it's cloud storage

Off-Prem02 Dec 2021 | 22

Antitrust battle latest: Google, Facebook 'colluded' to smash Apple's privacy protections

Amended Texas complaint alleges backroom efforts to maintain ad dominance and more

Personal Tech22 Oct 2021 | 38

Amazon abuses dominance to keep wholesaler prices high, says DC AG in updated antitrust complaint

Minimum Margin Agreement policy is anticompetitive, it is claimed

Personal Tech13 Sep 2021 | 6

Er, no, we would like to continue suing Facebook, US state AGs tell courts

Legal eagles determined to overturn decision to throw out antitrust lawsuit targeting Instagram, Whatsapp acquisitions

Personal Tech28 Jul 2021 | 7

Three-dozen US states plus DC sue Google over Play Store's revenue cut, payment system, and more

Chocolate Factory rolls its eyes at 'meritless' antitrust lawsuit

Applications08 Jul 2021 | 12

Court kills FTC, US states' antitrust complaints against trillion-dollar Facebook

Watchdog has 30 days to try again or let it go

Personal Tech29 Jun 2021 | 13

UK's competition watchdog preps to shoulder post-Brexit workload from European Commission

Apparently Eastenders' Phil Mitchell is in charge these days - it sounds fighty

Legal28 Jun 2021 | 41

These six proposed bipartisan antitrust laws put Big Tech in the cross-hairs – and a House committee just OK'd them

Well, it's a start

Legal24 Jun 2021 | 10

£1bn lawsuit by Google Shopping rival staggers back to feet in London High Court

Judge rules in Chocolate Factory's favour during prelims of 2015-era case

Legal23 Jun 2021 | 5

Big Tech critic Lina Khan confirmed as FTC chairwoman

Promises to 'safeguard fair competition and protect consumers, workers, and honest businesses ... with vigor'

PaaS + IaaS16 Jun 2021 | 8

Ohio Attorney General asks courts to declare Google a public utility

Yup, just a Republican wanting a private business to be subjected to more government regulation

Personal Tech09 Jun 2021 | 15

Amazon hit with antitrust lawsuit after DC AG says TTFN to price fixing

It started out as an innocent book store and now it's Barnes & Ignoble

Personal Tech25 May 2021 | 14

Italian monopoly watchdog asks Google to cough up a few euros for illegally blocking an Android Auto app

Web giant tells us it's considering its response to €100m fine demand

Applications13 May 2021 | 7

Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally unworkable anti-Big Tech law?

This one seems as well thought-out as his Capitol rally salute

Legal13 Apr 2021 | 99

China whacks Alibaba with US$2.8bn fine for breaking antitrust rules

Alibaba takes it on the chin, apologises, promises to do better (and maybe feels it got off lightly with fine of 4% of revenue)

Legal12 Apr 2021 | 16

US watchdog kills off four-year antitrust complaint against Qualcomm, still insists it was right anyway

Updated FTC cites 'significant headwinds' in trying to fight the San Diego chipmaker

Networks30 Mar 2021 | 5

Google, Facebook, Amazon et al look on nervously as Biden bumps anti-Big Tech warriors into key posts

Analysis Tim Wu, Lina Khan may be internet mega-corps' worst nightmares

Off-Prem10 Mar 2021 | 21

UK monopoly watchdog launches probe after iOS app makers slam Apple software store's draconian T&Cs

The walls are closing in on the iGiant

Applications05 Mar 2021 | 33

Facebook appeals ruling that it stole tech. So, Italian judge issues new judgment: Pay 10 times the original fine

Everyone’s favorite social media giant ordered to pay 3.8m euros

Software06 Jan 2021 | 43

As Uncle Sam continues to clamp down on Big Tech, Apple pelted with more and more complaints from third-party App Store devs

Special Report El Reg lends our ear to companies and developers struggling to survive in Apple's cruel, cruel App Store world

Software31 Dec 2020 | 96

In this week’s episode of Texas Attorney General: Google faces lawsuit accusing it of crushing ad-tech rivals

Antitrust legal challenge also claims web giant accessed encrypted WhatsApp messages

Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 13

Facebook crushed rivals to maintain an illegal monopoly, the entire United States yells in Zuckerberg’s face

Multi-AG, FTC antitrust lawsuits focus on 'the wrath of Mark', potential break-up of social media giant

Personal Tech09 Dec 2020 | 42