The question is, would Microsoft have broken up had it not been for Bill Gates being hauled in front of a federal commission and forced to break Microsoft into

The question is, would Microsoft have broken up had it not been for Bill Gates being hauled in front of a federal commission and forced to break Microsoft into smaller divisions? Because the free market didn't split Microsoft, the federal government did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft#Government_anti-trust_suits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft#Governme...