Abstract
Richard Arend has criticized my proposal that interested strategic management scholars should engage with ongoing debates around competition policy for digital platforms. He is skeptical that the field of management has anything to contribute. In this essay, I respond to his various claims, noting that competition economics still has a largely pre-digital focus that a strategic management perspective on innovation-driven competition could improve. The ferment surrounding competition policy and the public attention on digital platforms creates a perfect opening for strategic management scholars to propose approaches based on their specialized insights. I also respond to Arend's claims that I am biased in favor of Big Tech firms.
