Rethinking Antitrust for the Cloud Era

IF 4.1 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Politics & Society Pub Date : 2023-08-25 DOI:10.1177/00323292231183806

G. Berk, A. Saxenian

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Abstract

This article asks how antitrust can foster innovation by examining the development of infrastructure for data processing in the cloud. We contrast Amazon Web Services' centralized model with Google Cloud Platform's more decentralized, participatory ecosystem. We argue that rather than trying to reduce the power imbalance between platforms and independent database companies, antitrust should seek to channel platforms from the centralized model toward the decentralized ecosystem by (1) making partnership more attractive than mergers and (2) enlisting open-source foundations to help manage interoperability in the cloud. This requires breaking down the silos between competition, technology, and industrial policy.

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云时代对反垄断的反思

本文探讨反垄断如何通过检查云数据处理基础设施的发展来促进创新。我们将亚马逊网络服务的集中式模式与谷歌云平台更加分散、参与式的生态系统进行了对比。我们认为，反垄断不应该试图减少平台和独立数据库公司之间的权力不平衡，而应该寻求将平台从集中式模式引导到分散的生态系统，方法是:(1)使合作伙伴关系比合并更有吸引力;(2)招募开源基金会来帮助管理云中的互操作性。这需要打破竞争、技术和产业政策之间的藩篱。

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