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EU court rejects Cisco appeal against Microsoft-Skype deal
2013-12-11 11:37:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The EU General Court has rejected an appeal from Cisco and Messagenet against the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's takeover of Skype in 2011. The court found that Microsoft's ownership would not harm competition on the EU market for consumer or enterprise communications. Even if Microsoft's acquisition of Skype gives it an 80-90 percent share of the narrow consumer segment of video communications on Windows-based PCs, the market is changing quickly enough that such a share could be short-lived, the court found. Moreover Microsoft is less present on new operating devices, such as tablets and smartphones, which are becoming increasingly important on the consumer communications market, and alternative operating systems offer sufficient alternatives to Skype over Windows. The company is also unlikely to start charging more for Skype as this could drive users to alternative platforms. In the enterprise market, the court did not find evidence that Microsoft could harm competition by providing preferential integration of Skype with its Lync unified communications system, as claimed by Cisco and Messagenet. "The precise advantages of and the real demand for such a product are vague," the court said, noting that the conditions of using Skype are unlikely to result in exclusive advantages for Microsoft or its customers. Finally, the court found that Cisco itself already has a much larger market share than Microsoft on the enterprise communications market.
Judge rejects consumers' bid to block American-US Airways merger
2013-12-06 23:47:34| Airlines - Topix.net
A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort by consumers and travel agents to stop American Airlines and US Airways from merging next week, a move they fear would drive prices up and service down and make planes more crowded.
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EU rejects Cameron China trade call
2013-12-03 12:45:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
David Cameron's call for an EU-China free-trade deal is rejected by the European Commission, as he visits China on a trade mission.
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NY court rejects Amazon tax appeal
2013-12-02 18:27:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
In a precedent setting move, a New York State judge rejects Amazon's appeal to avoid paying sales tax on items bought in the state.
Australia rejects ADM's proposed GrainCorp buyout
2013-11-29 09:57:23| Agriculture - Topix.net
In assessing the state of the program, Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst has much to weigh: the conference-title and Top-10 droughts, the Huskers' poise and resilience in close games, the blowout losses in big games, the injury epidemic, the turnover epidemic, the financial impact of another pink slip, the tight-knit relationship between coaches...
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