A rare bid to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is one of the options being considered by the Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolized the online search market, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations.
Good. Microsoft next.
They already tried, in the late 90’s, and a district court ordered a break-up. It was appealed endlessly, and the DOJ reached a disastrous settlement that gave them immunity from anti-trust prosecution in perpetuity. The current Supreme Court would probably use this as a precedent to protect other software monopolies, if it comes down to it.
Don’t hold your breath on any of these cases.
The Clinton/Bush DOJ setting precedents for letting corporations get away with financial murder. A match made in hell.
My bet is going to Amazon, sadly that will make Jeffrey even richer.