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Pre-breakup, Bell Labs produced a very large percentage of the scientific/engineering breakthroughs that power our modern world. The breakup arguably changed B
by stingrae 9y ago
Pre-breakup, Bell Labs produced a very large percentage of the scientific/engineering breakthroughs that power our modern world.
The breakup arguably changed Bell Labs, hurting its ability to hire talent as well as its access to resources.
- ticviking 9y agoIt also freed their patent library and talent to develop a whole host of new products and technologies which lead pretty directly to Google and the WWW as we have it today.
- rayiner 9y agoThe Xerox monopoly also produced a large percentage of the breakthroughs that power modern computer technology. It went into rapid decline after an antitrust settlement forced it to hand its patents over to Japanese competitors.