BIG DATA AND COMPETITION POLICY

A. Claici, here, pp. 423-457.

Microsoft/LinkedIn: Big data and conglomerate effects in tech markets

EC, Merger Brief, here.

Merger enforcement: getting the priorities right

C. Esteva Mosso. here. 

Microsoft's Nadella banks on LinkedIn data to challenge Salesforce

Reuters, here. 

Microsoft/LinkedIn: EC's Decision published

Case M.8124, here.
(Long read, 58:00).

Übernahme von LinkedIn durch Microsoft: 26 Mil­li­arden Dollar-Daten

lto.de, hier. 

How Microsoft and LinkedIn Can Make This Expensive Deal Work

Bloomberg, here. 

With LinkedIn, Microsoft Looks to Avoid Past Acquisition Busts

NYTimes, here. 

Microsoft’s LinkedIn acquisition approved by regulators, but there’s a catch

VentureBeat, here.

EC approves Microsoft/LinkedIn, subject to conditions

Press Release, here. 

Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources

Reuters, here.

(See also here).

Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators eyeing its $26.2BN LinkedIn bid

TechCrunch, here.

Salesforce CEO says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about it

Recode, here. 

Microsoft-LinkedIn deal gets approved in South Africa

Mybroadband.co.za, here.

LinkedIn Deal Exposes Dominance In The CRM Market

Forbes, here.

Microsoft/LinkedIn deal notified for EU merger control clearance: Will it be smooth sailing?

Lavoielegal.eu, here. 

Microsoft seeks EU approval for LinkedIn buy

Reuters, here.

Salesforce Will Press Two Big Points in LinkedIn Antitrust Fight

thestreet.com, here.

Salesforce Is Said to Question Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal in Europe

NYTimes, here.

Did Microsoft buy LinkedIn for the contacts?

Constellation, here (full report: $2000).
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