I feel like the Wall Street Journal has been pretty balanced on the FTC's case in regards to the MSFT/ATVI acquisition. They have noted Lina Kahn's strategy and how it is meant to hopefully bring attention to Congress of issues that are arising that the FTC doesn't really have legal grounds to stand on at the moment. They also have had some oped and reporting about how the FTC is being disruptive and over extending. It will be interesting to see what side of history Kahn's FTC lands. I guess you take what you want when you read reporting these days though.
Personally, I like her. It has been very long since someone from the government has shown some fight. One who is not afraid to lose. Some lawyers like to boast about not losing a single case in their career. There is something fake about that. Somehow you have found a way to game the system.
Vertical Integrations are bad and turn out to be bad in the long run. The Robinson Patman_Act was especially created to stop vertical integrations.
Consumer prices may go down. But what about quality. More Redfalls for you.
Today, people generally want corporate power to be checked. The judiciary has not got the memo yet. At the very least, someone is forcing them to think about it.
