Industry Google Tinder owner leaves Epic Games "alone" to battle Google's app store policies Alpabet's User Choice Billing option seems good enough for everybody else, but Sweeney says, "No." By Cal Jeffrey, November 1, 2023, 4:56 PM
Google The Web Google paid over $26 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine across devices Google remains the largest search provider with 90% of market share across desktops and mobile By Kishalaya Kundu, October 30, 2023, 7:39 AM 7 comments
Google Apple Apple briefly considered buying Bing from Microsoft to replace Google search on iPhone Ultimately, maintenance costs and a minuscule market footprint ruined the deal before it got off the ground By Cal Jeffrey, September 29, 2023, 4:04 PM
Industry Google Federal judge rules DoJ can publish Google antitrust exhibits online, ending a one-week media blackout Google can still object to and redact sensitive information By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2023, 6:01 PM
Industry FTC files a massive 172-page antitrust lawsuit against Amazon Amazon is confident that the suit does not hold up to the facts By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2023, 2:12 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry Apple made a search deal with Google because there was no "valid alternative," Eddy Cue tells court The companies also agreed to defend the deal against government scrutiny By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2023, 5:19 AM
Software Apple Setapp is planning to be the first third-party app store for iOS devices Store will open once Apple complies with Europe's DMA next year By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2023, 4:59 PM 9 comments
Microsoft Industry Europe is investigating Microsoft for antitrust law breach with Teams & Office bundle Redmond is seemingly uninterested in resolving all of Brussels' concerns By Alfonso Maruccia, July 28, 2023, 8:39 AM 9 comments
Industry The Web Amazon faces potential break-up as FTC finalizes antitrust lawsuit The FTC is getting ready for the big one By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2023, 6:55 AM 15 comments
Gaming Industry Microsoft and Activision extend $69 billion merger deadline to quell CMA concerns The extension also opens the door for the FTC to take further action after is injunction denial By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2023, 3:03 PM
Industry Apple Court grants Apple another stay on allowing external payments while awaiting SCOTUS appeal Despite voting to grant, district judge says, "Apple's arguments cannot withstand the slightest scrutiny" By Cal Jeffrey, July 18, 2023, 5:13 PM
Industry Google Monopolistic company Google accuses Microsoft of monopolistic behavior Google says that Microsoft makes it difficult for customers to diversify their cloud spending By Alfonso Maruccia, June 22, 2023, 10:15 AM 8 comments
Software Apple Epic Games loses antitrust appeal in its battle against Apple's walled garden For the second time, court says Apple is not exercising monopoly power By Cal Jeffrey, April 24, 2023, 5:02 PM 16 comments
Industry Google DoJ claims Google 'systematically destroyed' evidence by auto-deleting chat logs Employees (execs) held "sensitive" conversations on Hangouts since it purged threads after 24-hours By Cal Jeffrey, February 24, 2023, 4:51 PM 11 comments
Industry Microsoft Internal Microsoft documents and analysis indicate Game Pass cannibalizes sales Turns out letting GP subscribers play games for free is not as beneficial to game sales as Microsoft originally said By Cal Jeffrey, February 13, 2023, 5:57 PM 8 comments
Industry Microsoft Microsoft and Activision will miss their contractual merger deadline The FTC has scheduled a hearing for August 2, well after the deal is supposed to close By Cal Jeffrey, January 12, 2023, 4:32 PM
Gaming Industry FTC vote ended split on suing Microsoft over Activision acquisition A split decision means the FTC might approve the deal By Daniel Sims, December 5, 2022, 5:26 PM
Industry Google Google faces class-action suit over alleged app-store price fixing Google could face paying almost $5 billion in damages By Cal Jeffrey, December 1, 2022, 3:03 PM
Microsoft Industry Microsoft to head off the EU's January deadline with concessions to secure its Activision acquisition The $69 billion deal also faces a possible FTC lawsuit By Daniel Sims, November 28, 2022, 4:31 PM
Apple Google UK authorities investigate Apple and Google over mobile browsers and cloud gaming Regulators increasingly investigate Apple's and Google's restrictions on developers By Daniel Sims, November 22, 2022, 4:21 PM
Industry Apple New lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon have engaged in "price fixing" since 2019 Attorney want to end restrictions on resellers and monetary damages By Cal Jeffrey, November 10, 2022, 3:18 PM
Industry Google Google hit with $25 billion EU/UK lawsuit over its adtech business Google plans to "vigorously" fight the suit By Rob Thubron, September 13, 2022, 7:58 AM 7 comments
Gaming Industry Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch head to Game Pass as Activision deal faces tighter UK scrutiny Regulators are worried about not just consoles, but also subscription services By Daniel Sims, September 1, 2022, 5:44 PM 8 comments
Gaming Industry Sony doesn't think it could make a Call of Duty rival It's not about the quality, but rather brand recognition By Daniel Sims, August 1, 2022, 12:37 PM 23 comments
Industry Apple At least one bank is suing Apple claiming it exercises a monopoly over the iPhone's tap-to-pay system Currently, only one bank is complaining, but its lawyers want to make a class action out of the case By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2022, 2:38 PM 8 comments