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As much as I want this to happen, I fear it'll drag on for years and then never happen or end up watered down where they split the company and manage them independently (a bit like BT in the UK but still owned by Alphabet.
The last major antitrust action on this scale in the U.S. 8 years to process.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
This type of lawsuit is why the billionaire bro's are backing the senile rapist and felon. Making them play somewhat fair ruins their business plan.
A major issue for the US is that when the president changes, the DOJ can simply elect to stop processing the suit. It's hard to get 8 years of uninterrupted movement on an action like this.
Msft under W for instance.
A big part of the "Cheney family endorses Harris" push has been corporate flacks racking up favors with the Dem side of the aisle so Harris can replace her cabinet with people who are more business-friendly in the next term.
They're playing both sides. This isn't just "Trump Wins: Things Get Worse" / "Harris Wins: Things Stay The Same Amount of Bad".
Yeah I will believe it when I see it. I'm not convinced that actual Teddy Roosevelt-style "trust busting" is something that is even possible in the modern US.
It might happen if Harris wins
Trump will probably give them more money to be a monopoly.
Did she say as much or are you guessing?
I’m guessing this because the current investigation is happening under Biden and she is likely to have similar basic antitrust goals for DOJ.
I’m certain that it won’t happen if Trump is elected because he’s anti-regulation in general and specifically he’s extremely corrupt and easily bribed.
I think that's a fair point. I do agree with the assessment.