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Apr 12, 02, 3:14 am
Orbitz rivals cry foul, claim monopoly in air travel
http://news.com.com/2009-1017-879314.html
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Although the Transportation Department cleared Orbitz in an initial review more than a year ago, on April 1 its Office of Aviation and Internal Affairs filed a new report on the company, which rocketed to the No. 3 position among travel sites after Expedia and Travelocity.com since it began selling tickets in June. The department's inspector general has 90 days to review the report and issue his own findings on whether Orbitz is exploiting any unfair advantages.
At stake is no less than the entire competitive landscape of the $31 billion online travel industry, one of the fastest growing niches of e-commerce. Whatever federal regulators decide will have consequences for all consumers who use the Web to shop for and purchase airline tickets.</font>
Ironically, this article displayed a Microsoft ad when I viewed it. Perhaps they bought the keyword "monopoly?"
http://news.com.com/2009-1017-879314.html
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Although the Transportation Department cleared Orbitz in an initial review more than a year ago, on April 1 its Office of Aviation and Internal Affairs filed a new report on the company, which rocketed to the No. 3 position among travel sites after Expedia and Travelocity.com since it began selling tickets in June. The department's inspector general has 90 days to review the report and issue his own findings on whether Orbitz is exploiting any unfair advantages.
At stake is no less than the entire competitive landscape of the $31 billion online travel industry, one of the fastest growing niches of e-commerce. Whatever federal regulators decide will have consequences for all consumers who use the Web to shop for and purchase airline tickets.</font>
Ironically, this article displayed a Microsoft ad when I viewed it. Perhaps they bought the keyword "monopoly?"