Spectrum is the lifeblood of the mobile revolution. And small, nimble companies are the vital organs that push limits, foster competition, and spark innovation. The significance of these contributions is clear in the booming app industry, where small companies make 78 percent of the most successful apps. But when it [...]
As most readers know by now, the Federal Trade Commission ignored the pleas of ACT and 37 member companies for caution, and filed a lawsuit against Intel yesterday charging that the company has abused its dominant position in the computer chip market. What you may have missed yesterday, however, is the rather ironically timed announcement from the Obama administration that it is launching new policies to spur more manufacturing it the United States.
Today, we're kicking off a new feature on the blog, a weekly round up of the tech industry's various antitrust cases and "potential" antitrust concerns. While last week's antitrust news was dominated by competition concerns outside the technology industry (health insurers and the BCS), there were a few notable stories [...]