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[–] [email protected] 110 points 2 months ago (2 children)

microsoft need it just as much if not more. Hope it happens to both.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much most of the big tech needs it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trying to think of a way to profit off the haords of concern trolls taking about "destabilizing the economy" if this ever became a thing. I don't know much but I know if the first thing happens the second thing is guaranteed.

Please let me know if anyone has an idea. Maybe like a "save Google" coin or NFT?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It wouldn’t fly anywhere but I’d laugh my ass off if some tech giant did it and then got bailed out by the state in return for controlling stake.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Years ago a Microsoft breakup was also once on the table, but it never happened.

I wouldn’t get too excited that regulators will follow through with this for Google either.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Specifically, it didn't happen because the supreme court made Bush Jr president and he killed it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Let us also not forget the Ma Bell breakup and what happened thereafter.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

"Somehow.. Ma Bell returned."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let's just say, the telcos didn't like being away from each other.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm unreasonably upset that They list it as Bellsouth rather than its original name, South Central Bell.