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INAL but my understanding was a lot of the fines and penalties hung on IE being part of the OS. I think it was the update functionality but don’t quote me.

So with some legal technicalities, later versions of windows made it “not” part of the OS just a bundled application. A legal distinction without meaning but it meant they didn’t need to do these things anymore.

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flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The great joke is they are making the same mistakes again with edge, unfortunately the American justice system is a shambles these days so it’s probably down to the EU to take the moral high ground.

Microsoft appear to be exposed to monopolistic penalties in several markets currently: browsers, AI / search, teams and office come to mind (although competitors are lacking, here)

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MenacingPerson@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

INAL

IANAL actually

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- hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I know what it means, but everytime I think it sounds like screaming a new Apple product.
  
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  - nintendiator@feddit.cl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    iAnal, now that’d get the Apple fanboys going.
    
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- bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Could be I’m Not A Lawyer. We call that an “IANAL Contraction”
  
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