PK, Consumer Group Ask DOJ to Scrutinize Alphabet’s Buy of Fitbit
DOJ should “carefully review” Alphabet’s proposed buy of Fitbit due to concerns about harm to competition (see 1911130026), Public Knowledge and the Consumer Federation of America wrote Attorney General William Barr Thursday. “When head-to-head horizontal competition is scarce, nascent and…
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potential competition, like that provided by Fitbit or a potential alternative buyer of Fitbit, may be the only source of real competitive pressure on dominant digital platforms,” PK said. DOJ didn’t comment.