The Justice Department's case was dubious from the start. In other words, the government objected to consumers getting a good deal. Too, the government blatantly distorted the true state of competition by purposely ignoring a large segment of the relevant market. A breakup of Microsoft is only justified if the core principles of free enterprise are abandoned. The court has embraced the nonsensical notion that companies are obligated to minimize competitive pressures against their business rivals.
Innovation thus is deemed anti-competitive.
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