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Apple Could Have Problems With Google Chrome OS

After the much hyped announcement of Google's new Chrome Operating System, it has emerged it may cause problems for Apple.

It is well know that Google and Apple have been close over the years and this may attract attention from Regulators.

Regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are already investigating whether Google and Apple are violating antitrust laws by sharing two board members, Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Arthur Levinson, chief executive of Genentech.

Google and Apple both make software for smart phones. In their defence Schmidt and Levinson have said that they don't sit in on meetings where the Iphone is discussed.

However with Google making its own operating system then Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act, which addresses companies with "interlocking directorates" is more likely to come into play.

People investigating if Schmidt and Levinson are currently breaking the Clayton Act are now thinking that the problem has become much bigger, according to the New York Times.

Andrew Gavil, an antitrust specialist and a professor at Howard University School of Law said that the more overlap there is in two companies' products and marketing strategy, the more the FTC might get concerned about a violation of Section 8.

Regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are already investigating whether Google and Apple are violating antitrust laws by sharing two board members, Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Arthur Levinson, chief executive of Genentech.

Google and Apple both make software for smart phones. In their defence Schmidt and Levinson have said that they don't sit in on meetings where the Iphone is discussed.

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