July 10, 2017

The Washington Post editorial board understands online competition better than the European Commission does

Geoffrey A. Manne

Last week the editorial board of the Washington Post penned an excellent editorial responding to the European Commission’s announcement of its decision in its Google Shopping investigation. Here’s the key…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 30, 2017

A few thoughts on the European Commission decision against Google

Nicolas Petit

Regardless of the merits and soundness (or lack thereof) of this week’s European Commission Decision in the Google Shopping case — one cannot assess this until we have the text…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 21, 2016

Everything is amazing — and no one at the European Commission is happy

Geoffrey A. Manne

Since the European Commission (EC) announced its first inquiry into Google’s business practices in 2010, the company has been the subject of lengthy investigations by courts and competition agencies around…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

April 20, 2016

O competition, we stand on guard for thee

Geoffrey A. Manne

Today’s Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) Google decision marks yet another regulator joining the chorus of competition agencies around the world that have already dismissed similar complaints relating to Google’s Search…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

March 20, 2015

FTC Staff Report on Google: Much Ado About Nothing

Geoffrey A. Manne

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the FTC Bureau of Competition staff report to the commissioners in the Google antitrust investigation recommended that the Commission approve an antitrust suit…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 9, 2013

Powerhouse ABA webinar on the FTC’s investigation of Google this Friday

Geoffrey A. Manne

The suit against Google was to be this century’s first major antitrust case and a model for high technology industries in the future. Now that we have passed the investigative…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 4, 2013

The price of closing the Google search antitrust case: questionable precedent on patents

Geoffrey A. Manne

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday closed its investigation of Google’s search business (see my comment here) without taking action. The FTC did, however, enter into a settlement with Google over the…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 3, 2013

FTC Deservedly Closes Google Antitrust Investigation Without Taking Action

Geoffrey A. Manne

I have been a critic of the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into Google since it was a gleam in its competitors’ eyes—skeptical that there was any basis for a case,…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

November 26, 2012

The market realities that undermine the antitrust case against Google

Geoffrey A. Manne

As the Google antitrust discussion heats up on its way toward some culmination at the FTC, I thought it would be helpful to address some of the major issues raised…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection