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Do you have any reason for thinking Bell Labs was good for the industry? The DoJ broke up AT&T specifically because their monopoly was putting their foot on com
by 9283409232 1y ago
Do you have any reason for thinking Bell Labs was good for the industry? The DoJ broke up AT&T specifically because their monopoly was putting their foot on competition.
- AnimalMuppet 1y agoWhat industry are we talking about here? Yes, the DoJ broke up AT&T because it was a monopoly in the phone industry. When we talk about Bell Labs and R&D, though, we usually aren't talking about the phone industry. We're usually talking about things from semiconductors to computer science. And yes, Bell Labs was very good for that. You're the one who made the first claim, that Bell Labs was "bad for the industry". It's your claim; it's your job to defend it, not mine to prove it wrong. So let's see your case that Bell Labs was bad.
- bostik 1y agoBell Labs was good for the industry despite of AT&T monopoly. The research they did was fundamental and has been feeding into further development over decades. It doesn't make Ma Bell or their ilk any less awful.