Scenarios about 'antitrust'
The legal framework designed to prevent monopolies, market concentration, and anti-competitive business practices that harm consumers and distort markets. Antitrust regulations emerged in the late 19th century with laws like the Sherman Act in response to powerful industrial trusts and cartels. In alternate history scenarios, different approaches to antitrust enforcement can significantly alter corporate landscapes, technological development paths, and the balance between state and corporate power.
What If Microsoft Was Broken Up in The 1990s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark United States v. Microsoft antitrust case resulted in the tech giant being split into separate companies, fundamentally altering the development of the digital age.
What If Monopolies Were Broken Up More Aggressively?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States adopted a significantly more assertive approach to antitrust enforcement, dramatically reshaping the American and global economic landscape.
What If The Bell System Monopoly Never Ended?
Exploring the alternate timeline where AT&T's telecommunications monopoly was never broken up, fundamentally altering the development of American telecommunications, the internet, and global technology markets.
What If The Railroad Trusts Were Never Dismantled?
Exploring the alternate timeline where America's powerful railroad monopolies escaped antitrust regulation, permanently altering the nation's economic development, transportation systems, and social landscape.
What If The Studio System Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Hollywood's powerful studio system survived antitrust actions and technological disruptions, maintaining its golden age dominance throughout the 20th century and beyond.