Assistant Prof (Antitrust) Tilburg University • Previous: European University Institute, KU Leuven, Harvard • papers http://ssrn.com/author=2612626https://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3m6jr7j3xlk2mWild that the US, through antitrust enforcement, has been more effective at getting app store fees down than the EU, which relied on antitrust enforcement + a specific regulatory framework (the Digital Markets Act). A lesson in there somewhere!26 Nov 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jr7j3xlk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lzlyv2zfik2lShort & sweet contribution to a @capitolforum.bsky.social story on Microsoft's integration of AI services in its productivity suite.24 Sep 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlyv2zfik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lxwhu2i4pc2zSmall but symbolic: in the Google judgment, Judge Mehta writes about the EU's "Digital Marketing Act" instead of the "Digital Markets Act" (quite a difference in meaning!). Might be representative of the US's substantive engagement with EU competition policy (with notable exceptions, of course).03 Sep 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwhu2i4pc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lxa6cdoorc2tA real change of tone from Nick Clegg, who until recently headed policy at Meta. The poison is in the "they *claim* to read the same books" line. Makes me mildly curious about his upcoming book. Via @bloomberglp.bsky.social.25 Aug 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa6cdoorc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lo4irii4o22sUS judges can be refreshingly direct (certainly compared to EU ones), but Judge YGR's contempt order in Epic v Apple is really something else. Worth reading in full (as I'm doing now).01 May 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4irii4o22shttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lmwr7ueius2gMark Zuckerberg making the case for a spin-off of Instagram - a potential (and logical) remedy should the FTC win its ongoing case against the company (even if I think such a win is a distant prospect). Via www.thebignewsletter.com16 Apr 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwr7ueius2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3llvoqumb6s2nWoah, I used this exact scenario in an assignment for my International Competition Law class last semester. Life imitates art! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvoqumb6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lj36fqjqic2eBeen trying out different search engines & found Bing interesting. Microsoft set up a gamified system that rewards you for searching. Not overly generous (I collected a 10 EUR gift card after a year), but does suggest other search engines are underpaying (unless their quality is higher).26 Feb 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj36fqjqic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lieh5z2dn22sSo, should we conclude that the consumer welfare gains from a subscription to Netflix are higher than those its competitors? Via @bloomberg.com17 Feb 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lieh5z2dn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3liegejjg322sGreat to see this in print! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liegejjg322shttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lhvdi34wy22hI love the presence of 'competition' as a value in the US, from the old (American History Museum, first 3 📸) to the new (airport ad against Ticketmaster, last 📸). Special, even if the antitrust conversation doesn't always follow.11 Feb 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvdi34wy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3ldfy6fry322lIf you're still looking for holiday reading, let me plug my paper 'Creation and Competition in the Metaverse', which goes into interoperability & the creator economy. If you have half the fun reading it as I had writing it, it promises to be a good time! https://ssrn.com/abstract=497540516 Dec 2024 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfy6fry322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lbynbv25ic2nInteresting! Google is now experimenting with its DMA compliance, returning in Germany, Belgium & Estonia to something closer to the old '10 blue links' model for hotel searches. 🔗 https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/dma-compliance-update/ 🔗 https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/30986095028 Nov 2024 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbynbv25ic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lbkfipeko22hHappy to see confirmed--in the opening of specification proceedings--that the Commission is following a dialogical approach in pursuing compliance with the Digital Markets Act! 🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202440/DMA_100203_76.pdf22 Nov 2024 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkfipeko22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lbkapnk7l22mThis should be a good read! (And a long one, at 600+ pages..) [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkapnk7l22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoenfriso.bsky.social/post/3lawpbx6ex32tGiving this network a go because I can't imagine serious antitrust conversations taking place on Threads. Happy to be pointed to any antitrust.. posters (what's the equivalent of tweeters?). I've used Blue Sky Bridge to find people but am probably missing many.14 Nov 2024 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:wqblfers3mbkensdmb77aorb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawpbx6ex32t