Apple Antitrust Probes Heat up 2020 for the iPhone Giant as it Faces Scrutiny in the EU and US
Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay Business Practices Catch the ire of Regulators, Lawmakers, and Other Tech Companies The News: Apple antitrust probes heat up 2020 for the iPhone giant, with scrutiny by both the EU and the US. Last month, the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into whether or not Apple’s App Store […]
How the EU’s Suspicion of US Tech Giants Could Hinder Post-COVID-19 European Economic Recovery
This is a follow-up to a story we reported a few days ago about Google and Apple’s COVID-19 proposed contact-tracing project. As you may recall, our article discussed US tech giants Google and Apple’s joint program to bring an anonymized COVID-19 contact-tracing app to iOS and Android. In our analysis of the companies’ plan, we […]
Something is Afoot at the Circle Koh: FTC v. Qualcomm Just Went off the Rails, but there is no Reason to Panic
I don’t usually reference Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure in the titles of articles I write about serious matters, but today’s topic is so bizarre and beyond judicial norms that it warrants an exception. I am referring to, as the title suggests, Judge Koh’s inexplicable decision to side with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against […]
Opinion: It Only Took a Few Days of Testimony for the FTC’s Case Against Qualcomm to Fall Apart – Part 3
How the future of critical US technology investments, US 5G leadership, and US National Security could be irreversibly damaged by a faulty verdict. The FTC’s very strange case against Qualcomm: A recap of what has happened so far. United States District Judge Lucy Koh may be the most powerful person in America right now. Over […]
Opinion: It Only Took a Few Days of Testimony for the FTC’s Case Against Qualcomm to Fall Apart – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how, two years ago, when the FTC first filed its case against Qualcomm in US District Court, outgoing FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen took the extraordinary step of drafting a dissent letter that outlined just how unjustified and ill-advised the FTC’s case against Qualcomm was. She wasn’t wrong. […]
Opinion: It Only Took a few Days of Testimony for the FTC’s Case Against Qualcomm to Fall Apart – Part 1
Two years ago, when the FTC first filed its case against Qualcomm in US District Court, outgoing FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen took the extraordinary step of drafting a dissent letter that outlined just how unjustified and ill-advised the FTC’s case against Qualcomm was. She wasn’t wrong, and the FTC should have heeded her warning. Following […]
Making Sense of the Apple, Oops I Mean FTC Case Against Qualcomm
Let me begin by reaffirming that I have the utmost respect for our system of checks and balances, and for the authoritative bodies that regulate our many industries. With technology moving at breakneck speeds, we need vigilant, capable, empowered watchmen at the helm to keep enterprises honest and make sure they play by the rules. […]
What The European Commission Got Wrong In Ruling Against Qualcomm
This op-ed included contributions from Futurum Senior Analyst Oliver Blanchard Just a few days ago, on January 24th, the EC’s antitrust commission fined Qualcomm 997 Million € (or US$ 1.2 Billion) for allegedly “abusing its dominant market position in the LTE chipset space to prevent rivals from competing in the market.” A year ago, before […]
Guilty or not, the Regulators are Coming
Purpose and justification: Hounds, quarries, and the nature of the chase If you’re a large enough company, sooner or later, a regulatory body will come after you. Maybe you’ll have done something to deserve it, but then again, maybe not. That part doesn’t really matter. It should, but it doesn’t. Unfortunately, wrongdoing – or a […]
