Mark Zuckerberg's $1B Instagram and $19B WhatsApp deals, central to the FTC's antitrust case, were mocked at the time, and the trial hinges on hypotheticals (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg's $1B Instagram and $19B WhatsApp deals, central to the FTC's antitrust case, were mocked at the time, and the trial hinges on hypotheticals  —  Meta's antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals …

from Techmeme https://ift.tt/HjQSND5