> Google used "exclusionary agreements and anticompetitive conduct"

For a long time, I've felt that any contract that specifically prevents a party from engaging in business with any other party should be considered anti-competitive and illegal.

I understand why businesses like them, but I can't see how they ever benefit customers.

Exclusivity contracts were the backbone of big enterprises accused of monopolistic behavior, like Intel and Microsoft, and I'm sure many others.

Can anyone give me a good case for why exclusivity contracts (contracts that ban a company from engaging with a competitor) are good for consumers?