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		hyperdimension on July 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Slack Files EU Competition Complaint Against Micro... Well, without a strong opinion either way, I'd just point out that IE was free with Windows (where their competitors were not,) and that point didn't work out all that well for Microsoft in the end.

FDSGSG on July 22, 2020 [–]

> that point didn't work out all that well for Microsoft in the end.

But in the end it worked perfectly well for Microsoft. The settlement was essentially a slap on the wrist.

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