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July 22, 2024

Calls to End Microsoft's Monopoly After Global Outage Wreaked Havoc Last Week
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Consumer and digital rights groups are calling for Big Tech monopolies
to be broken up following Friday's global Microsoft outage that grounded
flights and caused chaos at banks, media companies and mass transit
around the world. The advocacy group Next Gen Competition said, "For
decades, Microsoft's pursuit of a vendor lock-in strategy has prevented
the public and private sectors from diversifying their IT capabilities.
… Millions are feeling the consequences … of the greed and ego of one of
the most egregious offenders in Big Tech."


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