Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Kimberlee Josephson
“Antitrust has been a hot topic for media coverage ever since the Biden administration appointed Lina Khan to the chair position of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). And while Khan’s days may be numbered at the FTC, antitrust enforcement will continue to be a contested issue for some of America’s most successful businesses thanks to current cases being brought forth by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Take, for instance, the DOJ’s efforts to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, which is reminiscent of a case brought against Microsoft three decades ago. In 1997, the DOJ sued Microsoft for bundling its web browser, Internet Explorer, with its operating system, Windows, and asserted that doing so constituted monopolistic and anticompetitive behavior.” (12/03/24)
https://fee.org/articles/default-browsers-and-debit-payments-the-dojs-latest-antitrust-cases/