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Defining Markets for Multi-Sided Platforms: The Case of Search Engines
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Defining Markets for Multi-Sided Platforms: The Case of Search Engines
By Thomas Hoppner (Technical University Wildau)
Abstract: Despite the rise...
US/Taiwan: Google making moves back into smartphone hardware
On Thursday, September 21, Google announced that it is paying US$1.1 billion for a division of Taiwan’s HTC.
Specifically, Google is buying HTC’s Pixel division...
US/EU: Google regroups policy team for EC fine battle
Last year Google hired Caroline Atkinson Obama’s former economic advisor in an effort to deal with their antitrust concerns. Atkinson, who is an experienced...
EU: Google offers auction of prime shopping space as remedy
As it aims to stave off further EU antitrust fines, Google has offered to auction prominent space on its shopping search service against its...
US: Gab sues Google for antitrust violations
Gab, an independent social network popular with conservative activists, has filed a lawsuit in a federal court accusing Google of abusing its power after...
US: Pushed out Google critics launch independent group
A group of antitrust experts has launched their own independent organization after they were pushed out of the New America think tank two weeks...
US: Yelp accuses Google of scraping, breaking settlement
The ongoing Yelp vs. Google battle continues. Once again, the user-generated review site is accusing the search behemoth of scraping content off Yelp, mainly...
US: Calling for backup from smartphone producer HTC
Taiwanese news outlet Commercial Times reported Google has nearly completed an acquisition of HTC, the smartphone maker that builds the Google Pixel. Acquiring HTC...
EU: Google files appeal over €2.4b fine
Google has launched its appeal against Brussels in a fightback over its record monopoly abuse fine. The search giant has filed an appeal to...
EU: Vestager says “Google still great company”
Google is still very much a force for good and has many positive attributes, according to the EU’s competition commissioner who slapped the tech...