RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117610963399696728
A big thanks for this insightful thread about MicroSoft.
The failing anti monopoly policy in the US does grind my gears, especially when combined with a 'Europe doesn't have big companies' narrative. A "where's Europe's google?" and "the US economy is 2x the size of the sluggish EU" story is misleading i.m.h.o. as long as the monopolies are not addressed.
Hoping that Hbomberguy releases his video on Adobe and monopolies soon, the patreon version was a blast.
This dragged on so long that even after Microsoft lost its case, the appeal carried on until after GW Bush stole the presidency, and then his DoJ walked away from the case, letting Microsoft continue to enjoy (and increase) its monopoly:
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