In the оnline gаming industry, MegаSоft Cоrporаtion ("MegaSoft"), Snowfall Software ("Snowfall") and Hellfire Games, Inc. ("Hellfire") are the three main players. MegaSoft has roughly 30% of the market share, with Snowfall and Hellfire having 24% and 26% respectively (with smaller companies making up the remaining 20%). MegaSoft and Hellfire are also based in Seattle, Washington, and Snowfall is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California.Virtual Reality Immersive Games ("VRIGs") are all the rage currently, and each of the three companies of MegaSoft, Snowfall and Hellfire have their own VRIG platforms: MegaLand (MegaSoft) – a generic VR interaction gaming and chat environment where you can build and customize virtual environments like virtual houses; SnowRealm (Snowfall) – a fantasy VR gaming environment set in the world of swords & sorcery; and finally HellScape (Hellfire) – a VR gaming environment hosting first-person shooters, sports games (including racing), fighting/combat games and strategic games e.g. chess, cards, gambling, etc. Users also have to pay a monthly subscription fee to use each of the three platforms and MegaLand charges $12/month, HellScape charges $15/month and SnowRealm charges $18/month. MegaSoft and Hellfire are contemplating an agreement where users of MegaLand and HellScape can create a "joint account" to access both VRIGs for $13/month. The agreement also allows the sharing of code, characters and IP so that users of MegaLand and HellScape can import content from their respective accounts interchangeably. New "joint features" would also be created in these joint accounts that draw upon cool features from both MegaLand and HellScape – for example, you could build a custom coliseum to have a death match in, have a contest to see who can demolish a virtual house the fastest, or play pick-up virtual basketball while sharing memes. The VRIG space is also an actively innovative market, with new features coming out from all three companies on an almost weekly basis. Upon hearing of this potential agreement, Snowfall undergoes research & development to implement similar features to these anticipated joint features (e.g., combining the functionality of chat and virtual property building with a fantasy world) and also plans to lower its monthly fee for its SnowRealm VRIG platform to $14/month. Question 1A: (10/50 Points)The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") gets wind of this agreement. What potential claims can they bring against MegaSoft and Hellfire under the relevant Antitrust laws and what are their likelihoods of success? (For the fullest analysis, also consider what potential claim(s) can be brought if you only knew about the agreement alone, and nothing about prices was mentioned).
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