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US Antitrust Watchdog Launches Broad Microsoft Investigation(news.bloomberglaw.com)

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Myocarditis-Man[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

This is being done at the very last minute before they leave office, purely to score political points, and so that the upcoming administration can promptly shut it down.

WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

It was done by the DOJ in 1999-2000 before George W. Bush put a stop to it.

TrumpMuskGayMarriage 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

I can't imagine how much better the world would be if microsoft got broken up in 2000 or so.

WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

Like when AT&T was broken up. Eventually the small parts buy each other out and become a new company.

Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

Replace it with macro strength

neocon 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 months ago

what will be done from last time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.

and do we wish to lose the LLM/AI arms race vs. CCP?