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nugget on Oct 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Robert Bork on antitrust: Google is no Microsoft

"Antitrust harm" is not limited to consumers, you can prove harm to competitor businesses as well to qualify a lawsuit.

fkdjs on Oct 9, 2012 [–]

Except that is not how antitrust works in the US. Competitors may be harmed if it is for the benefit of consumers. And it may not always be evident that the consumer benefits right away.

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