Note: Original report by Bloomberg, article by Reuters proxied by Neuters to bypass paywall.

  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    And even in the case where there is actual separation, and competition, it will only be temporary!

    see history of telco consolidation after a monopoly breakup in 1984

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      If they split Google, MS, Apple, Meta and Amazon all simultaneously, with some condition for the splinters to not merge back, and that contaminating the results of their allowed mergers, there may be good outcomes.

      Or there may not. It’s about people, not laws, after all.