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Published on May 20, 2016

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ANTITRUST LAWS

BY : ERICA Q

Antitrust laws are statutes developed by the U.S. Government to protect consumers from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair competition exists in an open-market economy

Antitrust laws are also known as competition laws.

Antitrust laws examples also include the famous Microsoft case..

When Microsoft began bundling their Microsoft Internet Explorer with Microsoft Windows products they ran afoul of the law.

Antitrust laws examples also include AT&T .AT&T was allowed to work as a natural monopoly by the government for many years.

Competition encourages corporations to have lower pricing and better products for consumers.Without these laws in place,businesses could merge to create monopolies or engage in exclusivity contracts that can drive market prices