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Old Posted Feb 5, 2020, 3:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jtown,man View Post
Yeah, remember Microsoft was about to be "broken up" because of its monopoly? Man, politicians are shortsighted. Anyways, Bezo is a douche for sure. I ONLY shop on Amazon when I buy books. Otherwise, I try not to even click on that website.
The Justice Department’s crusade to break up AT&T decades ago is the reason the US now lacks a major telecoms equipment company, and Huawei has the world by the balls.
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