Well, Democrats are worried that the acquisition could stiffle competition in the robot vacuum space. Democrats including Senator Elizabeth Warren and House Representatives Jesus Garcia, Pramila Jayapal, Mondaire Jones, Katie Porter and Mark Pocan have asked the FTC to oppose the purchase.
The FTC hasn’t said if it will challenge the acquisition yet
But that doesn’t mean that the acquisition won’t go through. The FCC opposed AT&T buying Time Warner, and went to court where the judge ultimately sided with AT&T. Allowing the acquisition to go through. Only for AT&T to essentially sell off everything it got in that acquisition five years later.
