Intel and McAfee”Antitrust is Getting it Right in High Tech

The European Commission has just (January 26, 2011) approved the acquisition by Intel of McAfee, following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) clearance last December. The decision announced by Commissioner Almunia is particularly interesting from a policy perspective because it is conditional on compliance with various commitments offered by Intel, and because it is, in principle, open to challenge before the General Court of the Europ