Why the DOJ put the brakes on the AT&T and Time Warnwe merger

[Benton]

(11-10-2017, 05:56 PM)treee Wrote: It seems like mega-conglomerates are an eventuality in almost any market, and that regulatory intervention is a given over time if you want to avoid them.

I think that's the nature of business.

If you are successful, generally, your business will grow. The bigger one business gets, it's usually harder for others to be competitive. Unless your competition develops a niche that the bigger business wasn't in... but the bigger one can always adapt their product to cover that, too.

And the bigger a company gets, the bigger the need to diversify. Which tends to lead to a more profitable company, making it even harder for others to compete.