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Originally Posted by tredadda
My question is when does this start to cross into that anti competitive realm and raise the eyebrows of the government.
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It already has. It would already be done if the US government hadn't gotten involved. The EU rubber stamped it pretty quickly, despite the fact that it's an American company buying a fairly significant European corporation.
Unfortunately for MS, they not only have a track record of being anti-competitive but they've been successfully sued for it in the past. Their reputation is hurting them with US regulatory more than anything else.