By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026They wouldn't be forced to spin off Chrome or Android - two of the key tools Google uses to keep people from discovering other search engines. 1130
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026They wouldn't even be forced to halt the $20b annual bribe to Apple - the judge fretted that without that $20b annual bribe, Apple wouldn't be able to pay researchers to come up with cool new iPhone features. 1140
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026Never mind that Apple spends all that money - and more - on stock buybacks, a recently illegal form of stock manipulation: pluralistic.net/2025/09/03/u...pluralistic.netPluralistic: The worst possible antitrust outcome (03 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1181
