---
title: "Browser in the middle: 25 years after the MSFT antitrust trial"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/browser-in-the-middle-25-years-after-the-msft-antitrust-trial-rwvvjxshk
source_url: https://randomoracle.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/browser-in-the-middle-25-years-after-the-msft-antitrust-trial/
type: article
source: "Lobsters"
published: 2024-03-20T13:41:29.577Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:06:08.895Z
tags: ["webdev", "google", "microsoft"]
reading_time: 19
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Browser in the middle: 25 years after the MSFT antitrust trial

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 19 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses the antitrust trial against Microsoft regarding Internet Explorer, the strategies used by Microsoft and the consequences of the trial. It also highlights how Google revitalized the web as a platform for rich applications and the impact of smartphones on the web browser landscape. The post concludes with the significance of Google Chrome in shaping the future of the web platform.

## Full article

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