"A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust violation... It is difficult to make out FairSearch's precise antitrust arguments. There are alternatives to ITA's software: both the GDSs but also upstarts such as the U.K.'s Everbread Ltd., which has relationships with 60 low-cost carriers, and Vayant Travel Technologies LLC of New York. It is' clear, therefore, that competition would be reduced even if Googled did' honor ITA's contracts with other travel companies." - Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher: A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust...

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"A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust violation... It is difficult to make out FairSearch's precise antitrust arguments. There are alternatives to ITA's software: both the GDSs but also upstarts such as the U.K.'s Everbread Ltd., which has relationships with 60 low-cost carriers, and Vayant Travel Technologies LLC of New York. It is' clear, therefore, that competition would be reduced even if Googled did' honor ITA's contracts with other travel companies." - Peter Gallagher

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