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I apolgoize that I don't have any references available at the moment, but I've read in several books that Microsoft insiders said it made an enormous difference
by e1ven 8y ago
I apolgoize that I don't have any references available at the moment, but I've read in several books that Microsoft insiders said it made an enormous difference.
Having the government essentially watching their every move caused them to moderate their actions, and make sure they were on the right side of the law.
They were much more conservative than they otherwise would have been. It was described as a large cultural shift in the company and their way of thinking.
- bhl 8y agoHere’s an alternative source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/magazine/the-case-against-google.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/magazine/the-case-against... “Anyone who said that the 1990s prosecution of Microsoft didn’t accomplish anything — that it was companies like Google, rather than government lawyers, that humbled Microsoft — didn’t know what they were talking about, Reback said. In fact, he argued, the opposite was true: The antitrust attacks on Microsoft made all the difference. Condemning Microsoft as a monopoly is why Google exists today, he said.”