Joker@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoDOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome, Bloomberg reportsneuters.deexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1592arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·3 hours agoThe US did this to AT&T. It was broken up into dozens of “baby bells”. Then it gradually bought them all back up and now it’s as big as it ever was
minus-squareInucune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 hour agoBell telephone. AT&T was one of the resulting companies.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoThats stupid of the US to not block the merges again then… :p
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoWell this process also spawned Verizon, so they do have legitimate competition now and that’s what matters to antitrust actions
The US did this to AT&T. It was broken up into dozens of “baby bells”. Then it gradually bought them all back up and now it’s as big as it ever was
Bell telephone. AT&T was one of the resulting companies.
Thats stupid of the US to not block the merges again then… :p
Well this process also spawned Verizon, so they do have legitimate competition now and that’s what matters to antitrust actions