You absolutely misread the article. The first paragraph cites the DOJ, not some journalist. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2006/06/01/

You absolutely misread the article. The first paragraph cites the DOJ, not some journalist. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2006/06/01/V-A.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2006/... page 9 > McGeady testified that Maritz told Intel that Microsoft’s strategy was > to “embrace, extend, extinguish.” > Rob Sullivan testified at his deposition that Maritz said the phrase > “embrace and smother.”