> The author is nitpicking You are being charitable to the author. Usually Stratechery articles are decent, but on this one, the author has many ignorant remar

> The author is nitpicking You are being charitable to the author. Usually Stratechery articles are decent, but on this one, the author has many ignorant remarks. > Bing Microsoft, if not checked with antitrust investigations, could have shoved Bing (or Live, or MSN Search) down everyone's throat. Just like Google tried to do with Google+. So to credit Warren's point, without antitrust case, we could be living with Bing (or Live or MSN Search). > of course a browser should be bundled with an operating system; a new computer without a browser would be practically useless (for one, how do you install a browser?). Hasn't the author heard of floppy disks or CDs with software, which was the popular way to install softwares in 90's? In fact, without Microsoft's free offering, browsers could have remained a software worth paying for and we wouldn't be living with an almost monoculture. > Google would have emerged with or without antitrust action against Microsoft. I read a wonderful article a while back, which stated that the real effect of antitrust on Microsoft was that every minor decision was heavily scrutinized internally, with lawyers vetting the major decisions, thus dampening the velocity of the company. So it is debatable whether Google could have emerged without the antitrust lawsuit.