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kleinbl00 · 3128 days ago · link · · parent · post: Did the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit of 2000 accomplish anything?
If I understand correctly, Microsoft agreed to open up its API such that Firefox and eventually Chrome and Opera could provide the same level of integration as Explorer. That basically allowed other browsers to exist on Windows without being rendered crippleware by Microsoft. That Microsoft lost their massive monopoly has more to do with the clueless fucktard that is Steve Ballmer than the Microsoft anti-trust. Consider: Microsoft had, effectively, the e-reader, the smartphone, the office suite and the tablet unopposed in 2000 and by 2014 they were a joke in everything but Office, where they're fighting Google for marketshare.