Microsoft never stopped bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. Instead, they integrated Internet Explorer directly into the file browser / graphical shell to the degree they could claim it was an essential component of the operating system. This tight coupling of the browser and the OS was an architectural and security nightmare, but they got their way despite losing the anti-trust case.

Under the present political environment, this sort of anti-trust litigation is impossible. Silicon Valley has an incredibly powerful lobby in Washington, and all of the largest Silicon Valley firms are contractors for the Pentagon. They are effectively part of the state, and their acquiescence to the surveillance and security prerogatives of the state keeps them safe from this sort of retaliation. These firms are very close personally with the highest levels of military, intelligence, and law enforcement administration.