'Politically motivated charade' on HPE-Juniper should end now, US DOJ official says
( August 13, 2026, 20:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A senior official with the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said court approval of the DOJ's merger settlement regarding Hewlett Packard Enterprise's buyout of Juniper Networks should end debate over the settlement. "During public comment, not a single customer objected to the settlement, showing that the marketplace agrees it is a win for competition," the official said. "Thirteen Democratic state attorneys general wasted a year trying to score partisan points based on rumored disagreements. With the court’s decision holding that DOJ’s settlement is in the public interest, this politically motivated charade should finally come to an end."Statement follows below:...
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