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The Microsoft-Yahoo Merger: Yes, Privacy is an Antitrust Concern

FTC: Watch, No. 714, 2008

University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-06

3 Pages Posted: 18 Apr 2008 Last revised: 20 May 2008

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Robert H. Lande

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Abstract

Privacy and antitrust? Isn't antitrust only supposed to be concerned with price? Well, no. Antitrust is actually about consumer choice, and price is only one type of choice. The ultimate purpose of the antitrust laws is to help ensure that the free market will bring to consumers everything they want from competition. This starts with competitive prices, of course, but consumers also want an optimal level of variety, innovation, quality, and other forms of non-price competition. Including, in the Google-Doubleclick and Microsoft-Yahoo transactions, privacy protection.

Keywords: antitrust, mergers, privacy, consumer protection

JEL Classification: K21

Suggested Citation

Lande, Robert H., The Microsoft-Yahoo Merger: Yes, Privacy is an Antitrust Concern. FTC: Watch, No. 714, 2008, University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1121934

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University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )

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