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By David Evans • November 10, 2005 at 1:40 pm
"Can I Quit Now?"
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Antitrust suit against NWA reinstated
A federal appeals court Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit by Spirit Airlines
accusing Northwest Airlines of using predatory pricing to drive its smaller
rival out of the market for routes from Detroit to Boston and Philadelphia.
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By David Evans • November 2, 2005 at 6:29 pm
"Our Own Personal Affront to Bill Frist"
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Mourning the Loss of 15 USC 31, 116 STAT 1922
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By David Evans • November 1, 2005 at 5:28 pm
"A Blow to Mediocrity Everywhere"
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FCC Approves Verizon, SBC Mergers
Two huge telephone mergers approved
with limited conditions in the belief that new technologies will give consumers
choice in an industry that is rapidly consolidating into a few large players.
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By David Evans • October 25, 2005 at 1:03 pm
"A Merry Fitzmas to us all my dears!"
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Oracle-Siebel antitrust review gets extension
Extension comes as Department of Justice requests
additional information in connection with the deal.
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By David Evans • October 21, 2005 at 3:17 pm
"Special Background Noise Issue"
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SBC, Verizon near antitrust OK for deals-sources
SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon
Communications have tentatively agreed to make
a key concession needed to win U.S. antitrust approval to acquire the two
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By David Evans • October 19, 2005 at 2:55 pm
"Cynically waiting for the death of antitrust..." Read more » about Internet and Society News -- 051019
By David Evans • April 27, 2005 at 4:34 pm
"Lovingly Holding Hands for Oil"
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EU warns Microsoft to follow '04 order
European Union tells company it must comply immediately with the year-old
order related to Windows or face action.
Cheap Exclusion
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By David Evans • February 4, 2005 at 9:32 pm
"Dismantling the New Deal for Over 1 Month"
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SBC's big bid for Ma Bell
$16 billion deal with telephony stalwart AT&T comes as cable and Net phone
rivals close in.
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By David Evans • January 28, 2005 at 4:37 pm
"Character, conviction and wisdom, oh my!"
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Critics say Microsoft server license snubs open source
Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door
on open-source software such as Samba, say critics.
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By David Evans • January 27, 2005 at 7:02 pm
"Standing for Freedom and Liberty, or 'Friberty'"
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Antitrust watchdog questions Microsoft on XP SP2
Microsoft Corp's latest operating system, Windows XP Service Pack 2, is coming
under scrutiny from antitrust officials, who say they're not sure if it keeps to
the firm's competition obligations.
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By David Evans • January 25, 2005 at 5:49 pm
"Your Online Source for Overblown Rhetoric and Continuing Quagmires"
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Estimating the Price Effects of Mergers and Concentration in the Petroleum
Industry: An Evaluation of Recent Learning. Deborah Platt Majoras, Opening
Remarks (January 14, 2005 - 9:00 AM), Washington, DC
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By David Evans • January 24, 2005 at 2:59 pm
"Extremely Flammable with the Consistency of Creme Brulee"
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By David Evans • January 20, 2005 at 5:29 pm
"Losing Our Respect for the Truth for Over 39 Years"
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By David Evans • January 1, 2005 at 4:47 pm
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Internet and Society News is a compendium of third-party news articles that address issues relating to how the Internet affects commerce and society. The purpose of the compendium is educational--to encourage thought and discussion on the course of our economy and society and what policy responses, if any, are needed or advisable. My viewpoint is socially liberal, economically conservative and, generally, skeptical. Read more » about What is Internet and Society News?
