They say that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. They don’t say what happens to those who just audit history.
Writing for the Forbes contributor network and Easy-Bake Oven Cake School, Dan Runkevicius says “Watch Out, Apple. The Same Mistake Destroyed Microsoft In 1998.” (Tip o’ the antlers to Sam.)
Repeatedly stepping on a rake and having it smash you in the face? Being the dean of Self-Owns University, a for-profit college?
So, in 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered a break up of Microsoft’s monopoly. In the end, Microsoft reached a settlement, but it had lost most of its powers in computer software.
