After all, it's a vertical merger. That means it's two companies that don't directly compete with one another.

毕竟这是纵向兼并。即两家公司不是直接竞争关系。

Under recent mainstream interpretations of antitrust law, vertical mergers are generally seen as OK.

根据最近反垄断法的主流解释，纵向合并通常被认为是可以的。

That includes in the context of two really major vertical mergers.

这包括两次真正重大的垂直合并。

Another one of her big swings - the FTC's attempt to block what are called vertical mergers.

她的另一项重大举措是联邦贸易委员会试图阻止所谓的纵向合并。

So, you're right. These typical vertical mergers, companies which don't directly overlap, generally, those go through.

所以，你是对的。这些典型的垂直合并，不直接重叠的公司，通常会通过。

And, certainly, by comparison, in 2011, the Obama administration allowed Comcast to acquire NBC Universal, a similar vertical merger.

当然，相比之下，奥巴马政府在 2011 年允许康卡斯特收购 NBC Universal，这是一次类似的垂直合并。

You keep bringing up vertical merger. And I know a lot of folks will be hearing that. Right.

你不断提出垂直合并。我知道很多人会听到。正确的。

So, it is not unprecedented, but it's been about 50 years since the government took a vertical merger to court.

所以，这并非史无前例，但自从政府将垂直合并告上法庭以来，已经有大约 50 年了。

They let Microsoft's vertical merger go through, saying the FTC hadn't proven the deal would hurt consumers, though the FTC is still pursuing a case post-merger.

他们让微软的纵向合并得以通过，称联邦贸易委员会尚未证明该交易会损害消费者，尽管联邦贸易委员会仍在对合并后的案件进行调查。