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Microsoft - keep your filthy hands off Valve, leak shows MSFT would buy Valve
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Never give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt.
We need a president that carries a big stick, and uses it to beat the shit out of monopolies and billionaires.
What exactly could a president do? They aren't kings despite what some would think.
They nominate positions on the FTC, which is supposed to be responsible for managing monopolies. Recent nominations have shown interest in updating or outdated policies regarding monopolies.
You mean Windows NT?
Anyway, this is an interesting read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
Iirc the funding from MS to Apple was part of a deal they made with the authorities. Not because they wanted to.