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On Sun, Aug 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Simon <linux@???> wrote:

> Ian Smith <ian@???> wrote:
>
> > I've wondered if somehow Microsoft managed to get a majority of new
> > PCs/laptops locked permanently to Windows, that would attract
> > some antitrust/monopoly lawsuits, akin to the browser scenario some
> > years ago.
>
> It might, eventually. And then it would take years for the process to
> grind it’s way to a conclusion. Then more years for the inevitable appeals.
> In practical terms, by the time anything happened, any remedy would be moot
> as the damage would have been done and any competitive advantage taken
> advantage of.
>
> Remember that in the browser wars, the EU mandated remedy really didn’t do
> anything - by the time it happened, it was largely moot. More details at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars
>
>

Couldn't find it, checked using Ctrl F and there is no mention of Chrome or
Chromium.
And that's today's predominant browser.
(A bloody tangled loaded with bugs code pile it is!!!)

Regards