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> antitrust action was for show. People often forget the US underwent an administrative change between the judgement and enforcement. Microsoft spent a lot of
by akira2501 4y ago
> antitrust action was for show.
People often forget the US underwent an administrative change between the judgement and enforcement. Microsoft spent a lot of "think tank" money on influencing the new regimes enforcement mentality, not only on their own issue, but on monopolies in general.
It was, from my recollection, definitely not for show.
- lapcat 4y agoOne reason people forget is that the Department of Justice announced the settlement (wrist slap) with Microsoft literally a few days before the 9/11 attacks, and so the case was wiped from the news along with everything else except 9/11. (I'm not suggesting a conspiracy, just that the public never had a chance to be angry about the settlement.)