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>As you describe it, it is the same style, but the market fraction is a lower number.

The intent is different too.

The EU is looking to protect a healthy level of competition in the marketplace, while we in the US have moved the goalposts to "can you prove this particular monopoly is doing consumers harm"?

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Which allows companies that produce superior services to thrive. Want more money? Create better goods and services - don't rely on the government to harm the market leader just to give you a heads up.

America's "hands off" approach to regulation has allowed the country to produce companies that much of the world envies.

You are perfectly free to produce a superior product or service that achieves a near total share of the market.

That is not what is illegal.

However, once you hit a certain market share (40% in the EU) you may no longer use that market share as a weapon against competitors in other areas.

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