Why? As the article you posted notes : In 1982, the case was dropped by a judgement ruling it "without merit." See: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/15/business/us-vsibm.html which claims:
The trial began in May 1975. Before the outset, the Government estimated that the presentation of its case would last 60 days. Instead, it took three years. The Justice Department is on its third lead counsel. Robert H. Bork, a Yale law professor, has dubbed the case ''the antitrust division's Vietnam.'' Moreover, given the rapid pace of change in the computer industry, the case now centers on a market situation that existed two or three technological generations ago. ''It's pretty much an historical curiosity,'' an I.B.M. competitor concedes. Some outside observers view the I.B.M. case as proof that the Justice Department cannot and should not be trying to restructure major global industries. Irving S. Shapiro, chairman of E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, a lawyer who spent several years in Justice, says: ''All the ballplayers are above their heads in these cases that concern the structure of key industries. From the lawyer who drafted the case right on up, you're talking about people who have no experience in economics or industry.'' -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 3:45 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM's Fall From World Dominance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Texas Comptroller's email system. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you expect them from the sender and know the content is safe. I find it disingenuous when someone doesn't mention the antitrust lawsuit filed against IBM in 1969 and dropped in 1982. https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcs.stanford.edu%2Fpeople%2Feroberts%2Fcs181%2Fprojects%2Fcorporate-monopolies%2Fgovernment_ibm.html&data=05%7C01%7Cmichael.watkins%40CPA.TEXAS.GOV%7C0c7eb32d389147a4d8d608db19d51d54%7C2055feba299d4d0daa5a73b8b42fef08%7C0%7C0%7C638132175332879927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1AB7x6vngOKZs4xUbWETKljQKD8miQNyYFi9fQAhb2k%3D&reserved=0 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 4:15 PM, Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspectrum.ieee.org%2Fibms-fall-from-world-dominance&data=05%7C01%7Cmichael.watkins%40CPA.TEXAS.GOV%7C0c7eb32d389147a4d8d608db19d51d54%7C2055feba299d4d0daa5a73b8b42fef08%7C0%7C0%7C638132175332879927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sLXMAqg%2FEOpsL9aVRAPRxa%2FZOBHM22g0d3L9G8VI8EA%3D&reserved=0 Not negative overall, just recognizing that things have changed, for the most part. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
