Readings

The readings for the ninth day of class examine the idea of antitrust and the cases of US vs Microsoft and EU vs Google.

Antitrust

• Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big?

• Inside the new battle against Google

• Why Judges Let Monopolists Off the Hook (Archive)

US vs Microsoft

• U.S. VS. MICROSOFT: THE OVERVIEW; U.S. JUDGE SAYS MICROSOFT VIOLATED ANTITRUST LAWS WITH PREDATORY BEHAVIOR (Archive)

• The eternal antitrust case: Microsoft versus the world

• What Microsoft’s Antitrust Case Teaches Us About Silicon Valley (Archive)

EU vs Google

• The Case Against Google (Archive)

• Google loses appeal against €2.4 billion EU fine over its shopping service

• Ends, Means, and Antitrust

Optional

• Calling for Antitrust Reform

• ‘Crush Them’: An Oral History of the Lawsuit That Upended Silicon Valley

• Trust-Busting as the Unsexy Answer to Google and Facebook

Quiz

Once you have performed the readings, you are to take the quiz below by 6:00 AM of the morning the reading is assigned (ie. it is due before class).