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Skype's shutdown proves bigger isn't always better
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Microsoft bought the internet calling service for $12 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars in May 2011 .
President Donald Trump 's overzealous antitrust enforcers think popular platforms with large user bases imbue firms with incontestable market power.
The rise and fall of Skype contradicts this theory.
Federal trustbusters should keep this case in mind before deeming Big Tech companies monopolies.
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