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		crote on Dec 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel plans spinoff of FPGA unit Antitrust laws are a thing, you know. Buying out your competition in order to get rid of them is indeed illegal, once you get big enough.

meepmorp on Dec 21, 2023 [–]

You get rid of your competition either way, though - either the competing products are now part of your offerings, or they're no longer sold. Either situation leads to the same level of reduced competition.

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