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

  • @the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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    208 months ago

    The US did this to AT&T. It was broken up into dozens of “baby bells”. Then it gradually bought them all back up and now it’s as big as it ever was

    • DacoTaco
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      98 months ago

      Thats stupid of the US to not block the merges again then… :p

      • @the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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        78 months ago

        Well this process also spawned Verizon, so they do have legitimate competition now and that’s what matters to antitrust actions

        • DacoTaco
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          8 months ago

          Very true, but in due time verizon could also be bought. Hence fcc should technically block it, like the nvidia and arm merge.
          Or microsoft and activision ( which was heavily contested ).
          Both were heavily contested worldwide