University of Nairobi Antitrust Cases in IT Industry Discussion Paper

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  • Section 3
    • Describe antitrust cases in the industry
      • Antitrust
    • Describe if the industry is regulated and the nature of regulation. If industry is regulated, how has regulation changed over time?
      • Historial Regulation
    • Determine and describe a defining feature of industry that not commonly referenced
      • Features of industry
    • Utilize raw data in your analysis pertaining to the chosen company/industry
    • 4-6 pages double spaced in 12 font Times New Roman
    • 1 inch margins
    • Graphs, tables, and figures should not take more than 20% of the paper
    • Appendix sheet will not be counted towards the total number of pages
    • References/Citations are at the end of the paper and not included in total number of pages

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Running Head: ANTITRUST CASES IN IT INDUSTRY

Antitrust Cases in I.T. Industry
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Antitrust Cases in I.T. Industry
Antitrust Laws
Antitrust laws are regulations to monitor how the economic power is distributed across
players in an industry. These laws aim to ensure healthy competition, which leads to consistent
growth across various sectors. These laws touch on every level of business and industry,
including healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and many more. In the U.S., antitrust laws
have been applied mainly to discourage business practices that restrain trade. These include
corporate mergers that kill competition in a given market, price-fixing, hoarding in anticipation
of higher prices, as well as predatory acts to aid a significant player to advance monopolistic
tendencies. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission is the independent regulatory body that is
mandated to manage competition between firms for all the players, including consumers.
Historical Regulation- Antitrust Cases in I.T. Industry
Not that long ago, most executives in the big-tech companies did not see how the antitrust
laws could be applied to their business models given their unique characteristics. As much as
certain characteristics of many I.T. firms set them apart from other industries as far as antitrust
analysis is concerned, there is totally no basis the big-tech can be guaranteed a 'free pass' from
these laws as confirmed by series of cases, including the United States v Microsoft Corporation,
Apple v. Pepper, Justice Department v Google and many more ("The Antitrust Case Against Big
Tech, Shaped by Tech Industry Exiles," 2021).
The United States v Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft antitrust case was the first high-profile case that involved a big-tech
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