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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by aedron on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:09AM (#18055856)
> you're prohibited by the license from using an alternative browser engine

Interesting. Isn't that what Microsoft was tried and convicted for in the 90s?

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by dragonwriter on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:18AM (#18055897)
> Isn't that what Microsoft was tried and convicted for in the 90s?

No, Microsoft was tried and convicted for illegally leveraging an existing monopoly.

The particular actions weren't necessarily illegal outside of the context of a pre-existing monopoly.

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