If Warren Had Her Way

摘要

If Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's breakup plan became law, Amazon, Facebook, and Google could get dismantled into 13 pieces, depending on the outcome of various fights her proposal would likely set off. Here's what the result might be and the estimated value of each unit.Facebook Inc. is the easiest to divvy up according to Warren's prescription, which could be part of the reason the company appears to be racing to interconnect Instagram and WhatsApp to core Facebook services.Warren would force Amazon.com Inc. to spin off acquisitions of Whole Foods and Zappos. She also would stop Amazon from both running an online marketplace and selling its own products on that platform. One big question is what would happen to the company's lucrative cloud unit, Amazon Web Services. Warren so far hasn't cited any antitrust problem with it.