Ratings and Reviews Platforms

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Franco Castelli, Mar 13, 2014 In a significant victory for the Department of Justice, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that Bazaarvoice’s completed acquisition of rival PowerReviews violated the antitrust laws. Bazaarvoice acquired PowerReviews in June 2012 in […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Pete Levitas, Mar 13, 2014 On January 8, 2014, Judge Orrick of the Northern District of California found that a consummated merger between Bazaarvoice and PowerReviews violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act. Bazaarvoice and PowerReviews were the only two major third-party providers of […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Timothy Muris, Christine Wilson, Mar 13, 2014 Nevertheless, some judges have been quite hostile to customer testimony. Their extreme skepticism differs notably from that of the typical antitrust lawyer. Antitrust enforcers—who routinely assess the competitive effects of mergers, and consequently should be viewed […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Matthew Adler, Thomas Dillickrath, Mar 13, 2014 Spring is the air, and this can mean only one glorious thing: the start of baseball season is near. Baseball should have a slightly different feel in 2014. We should expect fewer chest-bumping, dirt-kicking, irate managers […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Gregory Leonard, Parker Normann, Mar 13, 2014 Because merger cases get litigated to judgment only every so often, when such a case comes along, it is useful to take stock. We reflect on issues of interest to us as economists that are raised […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Matthew Joseph, Barry Nigro, Mar 13, 2014 Two days after Bazaarvoice acquired its rival, PowerReviews, for $168.2 million, the Department of Justice initiated an investigation into the acquisition’s competitive effects. Eighteen months later, Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California held […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Michael Cohen, Amanda Fretto, Mar 13, 2014 Bazaarvoice, really? Combined [market share] 56 percent? Nascent technology market with half the customers already using self-developed alternatives? And tech behemoths in adjacent platform pace able to add alternatives at any time? And zero customer concerns? […]