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EU Commission: Amazon/iRobot abandoned antitrust case

European Commission · decided Jan 29, 2024 · Closed

Amazon dropped its planned purchase of Roomba maker iRobot after the Commission objected that Amazon could shut rival robot vacuum sellers out of its marketplace.

The case

Against
Amazon, iRobot
Regulator
European Commission
Decided
Jan 29, 2024
Status
ClosedDeal abandoned after a Statement of Objections.
Outcome
Amazon and iRobot abandoned their deal after the Commission's in-depth investigation.

History

2 dated entries
DateEntry
Jan 29, 2024Decision: EU Commission: Amazon/iRobot abandoned
Nov 27, 2023Filing: Statement of Objections sent to Amazon
WhenCase
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