mcgrew's Journal: Tech industry braces for more antitrust scrutiny

The AP is reporting (via Yahoo) that the IBM antitrust investigation mentioned at slashdot yesterday is just the beginning.

"The last administration was not focused on competition, but with the Obama administration there is a recognition that overconcentration in the economy can have unhealthy consequences," said Ed Black, head of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a trade group that helped bring concerns about IBM's behavior in the mainframe business to the attention of the Justice Department. "They recognize that there is value in having multiple players in a market."

In scrutinizing the technology and telecom industries, antitrust enforcers have a huge market to examine. They are expected to look at everything from consolidation in the wireless sector -- including handset exclusivity deals, such as AT&T Inc.'s contract with Apple Inc. making it the sole U.S. carrier for the iPhone -- to Google Inc.'s ever-expanding clout on the Internet.

I wonder if Microsoft has anything to worry about?

Antitrust (I'll take mine without sesame seeds)

[Globally Mobile]

Popping in on this entry, think it's of import, though would like to see more links backing it up. Mostly it is something that is on my mind often, the thought that when one tracks down who owns who owns who in most markets you wind up with a few. Though I suppose it's been this way for aeons. *shrugs*