Microsoft and Apple: The History Casey Mulligan Doesn't Know

Casey Mulligan used his NYT blogpost this week to tell readers:

"there is no such thing as a monopoly in the computer industry."

The rest of the piece is devoted to criticizing the foolishness of the Justice Department in having brought an anti-trust suit against Microsoft. The rise of Apple is at the center of the story, with Apple having surged past Microsoft in profits and market value and Microsoft now struggling to maintain its position with a new tablet computer.

This is a great story o...