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How Microsoft’s Legal Legacy Shapes the Antitrust Case Against Google

Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google as well as the judge in a monthslong trial have invoked the landmark case against Microsoft from the 1990s.

By Steve Lohr

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Computers and the Internet Gates, Bill Google Inc Justice Department Kovacic, William E Mehta, Amit P Microsoft Corp Netscape Communications Corp Pichai, Sundar Search Engines Software Walker, Kent

Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era

The government’s antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact.

By Steve Lohr

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Boies, David Computers and the Internet Federal Trade Commission Google Inc Justice Department Legal Profession Netscape Communications Corp Search Engines Walker, Kent

Google Turns to a Steady Old Hand to Fight Antitrust Charges

The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail.

By Nico Grant

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