by rniemei | Apr 2, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Keurig, the single serve coffee machine produced by Green Mountain, is nearly ubiquitous in offices, homes, and schools around the country. The device rose to popularity on the back of the K-cup, the single serve pods produced by Green Mountain that allowed a single...
by fflima | Oct 17, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology
On October 15, Japanese tech titan SoftBank announced that it will acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion deal will allow Sprint to compete with the two largest American wireless companies, Verizon and AT&T, by providing Sprint with $8 billion in new...
by kevanv | May 16, 2012 | Legal/Tech News
Just over a month after Facebook’s widely-reported acquisition of Instagram for one billion dollars, there are strong signals that the purchase may be delayed by the FTC. Although Facebook’s CEO (and majority shareholder) Mark Zuckerberg was able to...
by Kimberly Gelfand | Sep 17, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
The often-overlooked Sprint made two majors moves this week to take center stage in the “battle of the telecoms.” Sprint began the week by filing a suit on behalf of “consumers and competition” against both AT&T and T-Mobile in response to the...
by rotchadl | Apr 3, 2011 | Commentary
Last week’s announcement that AT&T is buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion should raise serious antitrust concerns with regulators analyzing the deal under the horizontal merger guidelines of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission....
