Nicolas Petit (born 29 December 1978 in Paris, France) is a French Belgian academic specializing in competition policy, economic regulation, law and technology.
[2][3][4] Petit has been full professor at the Law School of the University of Liege and part-time/panel judge of the Belgian Competition Authority.
The book suggests substantial levels of broad-based competition amongst some big tech firms inconsistent with findings of monopoly behavior.
In her review, economist Diane Coyle wrote that the book is a "useful warning that we should think carefully and in detail about what harms we believe Big Tech is causing", and that it is "a distinctive corrective against the current tendency toward groupthink on this subject".
Petit predicted emerging competitive tendencies in the tech world distinct from the early perceptions used in the policymaking structure to advance law and regulatory reform towards digital platforms.