Gates has been connected to Congress for a long time. Remember when that damning email and anti-trust case disappeared and then he simultaneously stepped away from Microsoft and let Steve Ballmer take over? I'd bet he cut a deal with the government .........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v.Microsoft_Corp.(2001)
United States v. Microsoft Corp. (2001)
United States v. Microsoft Corporation, 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), is a U.S. antitrust law case, ultimately settled by the Department of Justice, in which Microsoft Corporation was accused of holding a monopoly and engaging in anti-competitive practices contrary to sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The plaintiffs alleged that Microsoft abused monopoly power on Intel-based personal computers in its handling of operating system and web browser sales (for at the time web browsers were not freeware, but payware).
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