This doesn't remind me of the 90s so much as the 80s when Microsoft was paying developers to write software for DOS. When the dust cleared in the OS war, Micro

This doesn't remind me of the 90s so much as the 80s when Microsoft was paying developers to write software for DOS. When the dust cleared in the OS war, Microsoft had a tipping point of software written for DOS, so whenever someone was choosing an OS, they chose DOS/Windows because nothing else had the variety of software available for it. They built their monopoly /then/ abused it. Google's just in the building stage, though they're interesting because they're constantly pushing the boundary of their monopoly. Any history students see comparisons between Google and Carnegie Steel in terms of vertical integration throughout their industry? I do, though I don't know enough to describe it in great detail...