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Re:Four companies dominate our daily lives unlike any other ... by the-dude on Sunday February 11, 2018 @10:56AM (#16353180)
We were talking about the US : the settlement did basically nothing which could be said to be detrimental to MS.

Heck, they are opening up for years by themselves now.

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Re:Four companies dominate our daily lives unlike any other ... by jimnotgym on Sunday February 11, 2018 @11:19AM (#16353271)
OK keeping to the US case

> The proposed settlement required Microsoft to share its application programming interfaces with third-party companies and appoint a panel of three people who will have full access to Microsoft's systems, records, and source code for five years in order to ensure compliance

Are you arguing that this had no effect? What about the effect it had on having to tread more carefully in the future?

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Re:Four companies dominate our daily lives unlike any other ... by the-dude on Sunday February 11, 2018 @11:46AM (#16353381)
Yes I am arguing it was merely a flick on the wrist(?).

Threading more carefully : you may have a point there.

Please explain how those measures have cost them money or market share.

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