The French Competition Authority rejects gaming console's commitments in an abuse of dominance case (Sony)

Costet, Eliott; Leroux, Florence

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26 Oct 2020

The French Competition Authority rejects gaming console’s commitments in an abuse of dominance case (Sony)

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French Competition Authority, Sony, Press release, 26 October 2020

2020 proves to be a busy year for the French Competition Authority (FCA) as far as tech giants are concerned. After Google and Apple, it's now Sony's turn to be under the FCA’s spotlight. While the Japanese company is currently launching pre-orders for its new PlayStation 5, the FCA has just announced that despite several commitments submitted by Sony in November 2019, the FCA’s investigation services will continue investigating a 2016 abuse of

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Eliott Costet
Huawei Technologies (Boulogne-Billancourt)

France 12 contributions 2579 visits
Florence Leroux
Vaillant Group (Paris)

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Eliott Costet, Florence Leroux, The French Competition Authority rejects gaming console’s commitments in an abuse of dominance case (Sony), 26 October 2020, e-Competitions Commitment Decisions, Art. N° 97926

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