I wonder if that's why Alphabet was created. Did Google see this coming and broke up itself and its other companies into smaller pieces to be ruled by Alphabet.

I wonder if that's why Alphabet was created. Did Google see this coming and broke up itself and its other companies into smaller pieces to be ruled by Alphabet. I'm not sure what US law considers when breaking up companies. I recall AT&T being broken up but did it have any control over the new companies? If the four companies get too big and cause problems (tax avoidance) yes break them up. But if not I'd say leave them as is.