From: sfisher@sdf.org   
      
   On 2015-02-02, msdos622wasfun  wrote:   
      
   > Yep, the thinking was that if we split Microsoft up, a benevolent   
   > alternative was going to fill the gap that would do us no wrong and   
   > would exhibit none of the bullying behavior that Microsoft committed.   
   >   
   > And what does this new entity end up doing?  It becomes an institution   
   > that markets an operating system behind a spam and advertising   
   > machine, where your privacy takes a back seat.   
      
   This reminds me of the breakup of AT&T; in that case, they just broke it   
   into smaller monopolies that were still tough to deal with.   
      
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