DOJ suit could represent significant stumbling block for $20B Adobe-Figma deal

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The DOJ is reportedly getting ready to file suit to block the $20 billion Adobe-Figma deal announced last year on the grounds it is anti-competitive. Bloomberg first reported the story yesterday afternoon. In a statement, Adobe took exception with the idea that the deal is anti-competitive, arguing that the two companies are looking at very different markets — creativity and collaboration.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/24/doj-suit-could-represent-significant-stumbling-block-for-20b-adobe-figma-deal/

Justice Department Says John Deere Should Let Farmers Repair Their Tractors

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In its statement, the DOJ argued that because of Deere’s practices, when tractors break, “repair markets function poorly, agriculture suffers. Crops waste. Land lies fallow.” It expressed concern that “repair restrictions can drive independent repair shops out of business by raising their costs or denying them key inputs, which, in turn, leaves consumers with fewer choices.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zayb/doj-john-deere-right-to-repair-lawsuit