“Even Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT) confessed some concern about the marriage. He called worries about the union “justified” in light of rising cable rates that are “difficult to understand.” But it was the faux pas in his opening statement that suggested how nervous everyone is about this deal.
“Both of these countries, er, companies are iconic in their industries,” Hatch began. And later: “While horizontal murders, uh, mergers, tend to receive more criticism and scrutiny, vertical mergers” can also result in “a significant foreclosure of competition,” he warned.
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Accidentally referring to a megamerger as murder makes a lot of sense if history is any guide.
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