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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

A price umbrella is a thing in economics/antitrust law. In other words, where dominant firms price fix or otherwise charge supra-competitive prices, the theory goes that customers of other firms are also harmed because those firms are able to raise their prices too. Is it hard to prove? Absolutely.

Fun stuff.

I guess we’ll see how this suit plays out, including whether they can get anything to stick. Even if they can’t win, I think we’ll all be interested in any testimony or evidence introduced into the record.