Sure, but Microsoft after the lawsuit was not the "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" powerhouse from the 90s it used to be. They couldn't be, they couldn't risk anot

Sure, but Microsoft after the lawsuit was not the "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" powerhouse from the 90s it used to be. They couldn't be, they couldn't risk another antitrust suit that might have real consequences. I think one could argue that Microsoft not being in full on domination mode created the opening that enabled all these other companies to thrive since they no longer had to deal with the extended existential threat of Microsoft.