Interview with J.Almunia, here.
Some personal picks:
- experience shows that interoperability is successful in preventing consumer-lock-in and in fostering innovation
- competitors to a "super-dominant player" are likely to lose any incentive to innovate if interoperability is not ensured; in this scenario, even the dominant firm's incentives to innovate could be negatively affected: "This may warrant antitrust enforcement action, all the more if technologies that are essential for a next generation of innovation are involved"
- as regards international cooperations already in place, the Commission is looking for solutions to overcome the ban on the exchange of confidential information
- Investigations as regards Apple, IBM and Google aiming at preserving opportunities for new firms to enter ICT markets and challenge established players
Some personal picks:
- experience shows that interoperability is successful in preventing consumer-lock-in and in fostering innovation
- competitors to a "super-dominant player" are likely to lose any incentive to innovate if interoperability is not ensured; in this scenario, even the dominant firm's incentives to innovate could be negatively affected: "This may warrant antitrust enforcement action, all the more if technologies that are essential for a next generation of innovation are involved"
- as regards international cooperations already in place, the Commission is looking for solutions to overcome the ban on the exchange of confidential information
- Investigations as regards Apple, IBM and Google aiming at preserving opportunities for new firms to enter ICT markets and challenge established players
