Chairman Pitofsky’s remarks about the application of the antitrust laws to high-tech industries come at a time when US antitrust regulators have been particularly visible in monitoring and challenging the practices of some high-tech businesses. It will be particularly interesting to se whether, if the Justice Department is successful in its current monopolisation suit against Microsoft, the remedy that is mandated will take account of Pitofsky’s call for caution and restraint.

Ronan Harty
Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York