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Microsoft Overtakes Apple as World's Most Valuable Company::Microsoft today overtook Apple as the world's most valuable public company by market value. Apple's share price dropped by just one percent,...

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[–] BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Fragmenration is not preferred by most users and many of the services and systems these two run require large international teams. That's not to say that they don't need to be checked by antitrust.

[–] Mortoc@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

What would the world look like if we fragmented the tech giants but then regulated them by requiring open standards so that things could mix and match as customers see fit?

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Baby Bell the shit out of both of them and make it stick longer.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

whats the difference if edge for instance is from another company?