Microsoft Versus Google: Apple Wins
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| Microsoft has its long, ugly antitrust history to thank for that.
| Microsoft was originally supposed to be broken up into pieces after
| it was branded a monopoly by a federal judge in November 1999. But
| Bill Gates won a reprieve in November 2001, after an appeals
| court rejected the breakup and Microsoft agreed to a settlement.
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| Maybe Microsoft would have been better off breaking itself up.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/12/apple-microsoft-google-tech-cx_bc_0612microsoft.html?partner=yahootix
Related:
Microsoft Responds as EU Considers Break-Up
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| "It could be reasonable to draw the conclusion that behavioral remedies
| are ineffective and that a structural remedy is warranted," Kroes
| stated. While it may strike many as odd that the European Union
| could order a company located in the United States to split up or
| otherwise modify its structure, Kroes noted the possibility of
| such remedies is specifically mentioned in EU antitrust law.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_as_EU_Considers_BreakUp/1177353952
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