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>>beezle+(OP)
Didn't they lose a pretty big antitrust lawsuit over this a couple decades ago? Has the regulatory landscape changed to the point that they think they can just start this right up again? Or is it more, there's no way anyone could believe a Microsoft browser could dominate anymore?

>>nsxwol+xo
Microsoft is no longer a monopolist. The world has changed dramatically since 1995-1997.

>>bachme+Or
They have 75% of desktop/laptop OS market share. That's plenty.

>>Dylan1+gw
The first step in antitrust is to define the market. It seems unlikely that desktop/laptop would be considered a separate market - mobile is just too capable (how do you even draw the line between an iPad Pro and a laptop?) But even within desktop/laptop you have Apple plus Chromebooks and to some extent Linux as substitutes. There were no serious substitutes in the 1995-1997 time period that led to the antitrust proceedings.