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[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Mark my words! the outcome of this will be like a mountain giving birth to a mouse.

Microsoft came out of such antitrust lawsuit unscathed and a decade later went back to pushing its browser down everyone's throat.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A mountain giving birth to a mouse? Is that a translation from another language? I'm not being critical, it's just oddly specific and bizarre.

[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it is a french expression, the english equivalent is " a long harvest for a little corn "

Here is a link to read about it, its meaning and use and its equivalent in other languages : link

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I've heard long climb for a short slide.

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Portuguese too: "a montanha pariu um rato"

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

What did we expect? There's no "monopolistic competition" in an industry where everything depends on everything. We granted them a monopoly and now play whack-a-mole when that monopoly gets "too" big.