Since the 1990s, Microsoft has been the world's legal bombing range. After Windows gained popularity and applications such as Internet Explorer were bundled with the operating system, government regulators, technology pundits and folks who closely follow the industry claimed Microsoft needed to be taken down before it was too late.

For years, the company battled it out to maintain its standing as a dominant player in the market. It was a long battle, but aside from some prolonged sniping with European Union regulators, the company is losing its hard-earned standing as the world's favorite judicial punching bag.

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