In May 1998 the US Department of Justice and the Attorneys General of 20 states along with the District of Columbia sued Microsoft in federal court, alleging predatory strategies and anticompetitive business practices. At the heart of the lawsuit was the web browser Internet Explorer, and strong-arm tactics MSFT adopted with business partners to increase…

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The post discusses the antitrust trial against Microsoft regarding Internet Explorer, the strategies used by Microsoft and the consequences of the trial. It also highlights how Google revitalized the web as a platform for rich applications and the impact of smartphones on the web browser landscape. The post concludes with the significance of Google Chrome in shaping the future of the web platform.

Browser in the middle: 25 years after the MSFT antitrust trial