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China Could Be Another Hurdle In MS Yahoo Bid

Posted by kdawson on from the another-lot-to-pay dept.

wattrlz points out a NYTimes piece on the clout China could soon wield on antitrust matters and the impact it could have on Microsoft's Yahoo bid. A new Chinese anti-monopoly law takes effect in August that will extend the nation's economic influence far beyond its borders. Nathan Bush, an antitrust law specialist in Beijing, said the law represents the ascendance of China "as another regulatory capital contending for influence with Brussels and Washington." The article makes it clear that no one knows how China will play its burgeoning antitrust influence — conciliatory or nationalistic.

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  1. When most people steal your product? by rednip · · Score: -1, Troll

    When most people steal their product, can Microsoft still be considered a monopoly? Actually, I applaud China for this move, keeping monopolies under control keeps the worst of human nature from destroying the free market.

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  2. Oh the Irony! by dreamchaser · · Score: 1, Troll

    Am I the only one that finds it ironic that China, which has a totalitarian one party politcal system (the ULTIMATE monopoly) is implementing anti-monopoly laws?

  3. That's an easy one! by FreeUser · · Score: 0, Troll

    The article makes it clear that no one knows how China will play its burgeoning antitrust influence -- conciliatory or nationalistic.

    Nationalistic. Next question?

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