The recent lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google for monopolistic practices is very reminiscent of the United States vs. Microsoft case, which began in 1998, the same year in which Google, Inc. was born in a Californian garage.
In July, we watched a House Judiciary Committee hearing of the US Congress in which the CEOs of the world’s leading technology companies appeared as part of a historic investigation into alleged competition violations. What was discussed at these hearings was of great significance, and was expected to result in legal action by the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission. The report issued weeks later by Congress was basically a bipartisan agreement on the need to take legal action to limit the monopolistic practices of these companies.
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