[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Dan Gray [@credistick](/creator/twitter/credistick) on x 5338 followers Created: 2025-07-13 22:06:51 UTC Antitrust has become a boogeyman thanks to a few admittedly puzzling cases: JetBlue/Spirit, Activision/Blizzard, Facebook/Within, and some questions in iRobot/Amazon. I genuinely don’t think it’s had a significant impact on VC in recent years compared to the bid-ask spread. Some were burned on Adobe/Figma but that was textbook antitrust. Code gen is very competitive, lots of active players, so it’s not clear to me that the FTC/DoJ would have taken any interest, but I get that the market is nervous about it. Associating the acqui-hire trend with antitrust may just be a diplomatic way to avoid pointing out that the tools are commodity products. XXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/credistick/status/1944518916396425603)
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Dan Gray @credistick on x 5338 followers
Created: 2025-07-13 22:06:51 UTC
Antitrust has become a boogeyman thanks to a few admittedly puzzling cases: JetBlue/Spirit, Activision/Blizzard, Facebook/Within, and some questions in iRobot/Amazon.
I genuinely don’t think it’s had a significant impact on VC in recent years compared to the bid-ask spread.
Some were burned on Adobe/Figma but that was textbook antitrust.
Code gen is very competitive, lots of active players, so it’s not clear to me that the FTC/DoJ would have taken any interest, but I get that the market is nervous about it.
Associating the acqui-hire trend with antitrust may just be a diplomatic way to avoid pointing out that the tools are commodity products.
XXX engagements
