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International Competition Law Series Set

Innovation and Competition in the Digital Network Economy

A Legal and Economic Assessment on Multy-tying Practices and Network Effects

Jung Wook Cho

Innovation and Competition in the Digital Network Economy

International Competition Law Series Set

Innovation and Competition in the Digital Network Economy

A Legal and Economic Assessment on Multy-tying Practices and Network Effects

International Competition Law Series Set: Innovation and Competition in the Digital Network Economy

 

Through an in-depth analysis of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) caseand#8212;which led to a December 2005 decision, currently under appeal at the Seoul High Court, condemning three fundamental tying practices embedded in Microsoftand#8217;s global business strategyand#8212;the author clearly establishes the precise nature of Microsoftand#8217;s anticompetitive practices, complete with clear technical descriptions of the underlying applications and digital media systems. The discussion develops valuable guidelines on such core issues as the following: and#8226; network effect, tipping effect, and lock-in effect and#8226; separability of Microsoftand#8217;s tied and tying products and#8226; forced purchase by consumers of multiple tied products and#8226; Microsoftand#8217;s reinforcement of market entry barriers and#8226; Microsoftand#8217;s and#8220;normal business practiceand#8221; defense and#8226; cumulative damage to consumersand#8217; interests The bookand#8217;s ultimate legal and economic assessment clarifies ways in which government competition authorities can select from globally available options on a case-by-case basis, enforce re-pricing measures, avoid belated remedies, and continuously monitor new types of anticompetitive conduct.


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Through an in-depth analysis of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)
caseand#8212;which led to a December 2005 decision, currently under appeal at the
Seoul High Court, condemning three fundamental tying practices embedded in
Microsoftand#8217;s global business strategyand#8212;the author clearly establishes the
precise nature of Microsoftand#8217;s anticompetitive practices, complete with clear
technical descriptions of the underlying applications and digital media
systems. The discussion develops valuable guidelines on such core issues as
the following:



and#8226; network effect, tipping effect, and lock-in effect



and#8226; separability of Microsoftand#8217;s tied and tying products



and#8226; forced purchase by consumers of multiple tied products



and#8226; Microsoftand#8217;s reinforcement of market entry barriers



and#8226; Microsoftand#8217;s and#8220;normal business practiceand#8221; defense



and#8226; cumulative damage to consumersand#8217; interests



The bookand#8217;s ultimate legal and economic assessment clarifies ways in which
government competition authorities can select from globally available options
on a case-by-case basis, enforce re-pricing measures, avoid belated remedies,
and continuously monitor new types of anticompetitive conduct.







ISBN
9789041125743
Pagina's
310
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Serie
International Competition Law Series Set
NUR
823
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Kluwer Law International