Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft
In 2001, just 16 years ago, Microsoft was almost broken up because Internet Explorer was shipped with Windows. Think about that for a second, I'll wait.<p>Seems like small potatoes today, doesn't it?<p>When was the last time you've heard of anti trust litigation because iPhones come with Safari or a whole bunch of Apple services? What about Google and its software on any and all Android phones? And why can Amazon tie Kindle to <i>its</i> book store and not get sued by competitors?<p>We are allowing these companies to integrate vertically to the point of insanity.