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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  convicted monopoly

  Well that’s a blast from the past. That was neat-o how Mr Boies nailed a conviction and the remedy was … An apology? Was it even that much?

  Glad to see Microsoft is successfully building on that crushing no-remedy defeat by doing the same and more. #winning

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It was actually significant, and changed them quite a lot for 2 decades. Now they don’t give a shit anymore. But there was an impact.

    Woukd have been more significant if Bush admin hadn’t overridden the original judgment to break MS into 3 companies.

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