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Re:Antitrust Troubles Snowball for Tech Giants as Lawmakers ... by refurb on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:55AM (#20092012)
Are you arguing that politicians would spend ten years investigating companies with the full knowledge they won’t get anywhere with it beyond political brownie points?

If so, I agree 100%.

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Re:Antitrust Troubles Snowball for Tech Giants as Lawmakers ... by briantakita on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @10:45AM (#20095507)
I agree < 100% as this is one of many benefits for a politician to take this stance. Another benefit is leverage over an industry. Leverage is a tool that can be used for different purposes. Even if the courts thwart one possible outcome, there are other possible outcomes.
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