The advancement of antitrust law in modern economies requires bringing different analysis to courts so that fact patterns can be confronted and weighed upon. This will help create a workable antitrust framework while allowing innovations to disrupt the industry with the beauty of uncertainty.
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya argues that in the absence of traditional town squares and newspapers, our free speech rights have been digitized and threatened by tech monopolists. He suggests creating an internet court to regulate the haphazard and arbitrary standards applied by these companies in response to market forces.
The EU has accused Microsoft of bundling and tying products, following a complaint from Slack. The EU has a stricter framework of laws and is willing to enforce anti-competitive pricing practices.
As we rely more on monopolistic companies with high market shares, we risk limiting innovation and competition, eventually leading to consumers questioning why they're paying for certain digital services.
Microsoft has set their sights on Notion after their acquisition of Slack which led to Slack's need for a protective sale to Salesforce. Notion will face massive headwinds due to their SMB classification and will need to move to the mid-market, making them a prime target for Microsoft's distribution advantage.
The emotional attachments people have with AI and the friction in its development process is often overlooked. The path to AI upending our social world is thinner than what people would like to believe.