Steve Lohr
Technology and Economics Reporter at The New York Times
New York Times technology and economics reporter. Mostly tweet worthy reads. [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
texarkanagazette.com | Steve Lohr
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software. A U.S. District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly Windows operating system from its Office productivity products and other software.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Steve Lohr
Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust. Silicon Valley's tech giants have long regarded antitrust scrutiny as an irritating cost of doing business. There will be investigations, filings, depositions and even lawsuits. Yet courts move slowly, while technology rushes ahead. Time works to the companies' advantage, as the political winds shift and presidential administrations change.
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4 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Steve Lohr
Share The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software.A Federal District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly Windows operating system from its Office productivity products and other software.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Steve Lohr
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil. The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Steve Lohr
In 1969, under pressure from a government antitrust suit accusing it of monopolizing the computer market of its day, IBM unbundled its hardware from software - treating them as separate businesses, sold and priced independently. Software would no longer be "free," included in the price of a computer. That helped ignite the rise of the commercial software industry, with Microsoft as the biggest winner.
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