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It feels like I could find a line, to rationalize what happened or not to MS or Apple. But in reality, in the wake of 9/11, USA thought it was more important t

It feels like I could find a line, to rationalize what happened or not to MS or Apple. But in reality, in the wake of 9/11, USA thought it was more important to have extremely large companies, and it let them grow. (And MS’ EU fine was related to not giving the API doc, and perhaps using fines as a political weapon). Clearly, if US applied the anti-monopoly laws, it would shoot its own companies. In my opinion however, no single entity should dominate, govt or enterprise, and we must parcel large ones to keep competition fair, replacements rolling, class mobility high, the american dream possible for new entrants and more importantly, so that governance of our daily life is regularly given to the next generation.

skohan 5y ago
What does pro-corporate policy have to do with 9/11?
- llampx 5y ago
  It marked a shift in thinking and foreign policy
  - skohan 5y ago
    I don't know, it seems to me there was a continuous trend in pro-corporate neoliberal policies you can trace back to the 80's or mid-70's. Can you give any evidence of what changed after 9/11 in terms of pro-corporate policy?
AlbertCory 5y ago
"In the wake of 9/11" is lazy writing. Kinda like businesses saying "we have crappy service, because of COVID." Antitrust enforcement has more to do with the party in power than anything else. The Bush Administration wasn't interested in suing businesses, and now the Biden Administration is again.