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Apple partnered with Irish rock band U2 in 2014 to give the group's new album, Songs of Innocence, to everyone with an Apple account. Apple called it the largest album release of all time, but it immediately sparked controversy in the music industry, and many of Apple's own customers weren't thrilled.

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• https://time.com/3397067/u2s-mission-to-save-music/

• https://qz.com/262852/u2s-apple-deal-shows-why-musicians-dont-sell-music-anymore

• https://www.billboard.com/pro/itunes-numbers-u2-songs-innocence-album/

• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/after-innocence-u2-look-ahead-to-tour-new-lp-songs-of-experience-51361/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141101181749/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nick-mason-im-not-entirely-sure-pink-floyd-is-over-20141031?page=2

• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/20/u2-uk-album-charts-first-week-songs-of-innocence-sales-meghan-trainor

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141101025133/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundposts/2014/10/15/black-keys-drummer-patrick-carney-u2-and-spotify-devalue-music/

• https://loudwire.com/buckcherry-keith-nelson-calls-out-u2-free-album-decision/

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-album-itunes-delete

• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/22/bono-memoir-birth-of-u2-itunes-album-live-aid-mullet

Microsoft tried to turn Internet Explorer around in 2010 and 2011, overhauling the mobile browser and releasing IE 9 on the desktop. Internet Explorer was finally good again, but Google Chrome was still catching up.

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• https://news.microsoft.com/2011/03/14/microsoft-announces-global-availability-of-internet-explorer-9-2/

• https://news.microsoft.com/2010/03/16/microsoft-announces-hardware-accelerated-html5-pushes-boundaries-on-web-and-cloud-development/

• https://news.microsoft.com/2010/09/15/windows-internet-explorer-9-new-features-at-a-glance/

• https://news.microsoft.com/2011/03/17/2-3-million-internet-explorer-9-downloads-in-first-24-hours/

• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/03/the-most-modern-browser-there-is-internet-explorer-9-reviewed/

• https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-20-windows-phone-7-review.html

• https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-15-ie-security-flaw-exploited-in-recent-google-attacks.html

• https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-16-germany-advises-its-citizens-to-say-nein-to-internet-explorer.html

• https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/2/2676388/chrome-internet-explore-firefox-marketshare-2011-statcounter-net-applications

Internet Explorer's decline was in full swing by the late 2000s, with Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and eventually Google Chrome all fighting for a slice of the browser market. Meanwhile, the mobile version of Internet Explorer was in even worse shape than the desktop browser, and the European Union kicked off another round of legal action.

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• https://web.archive.org/web/20101108051539/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-10367686-10356022.html

• https://news.microsoft.com/2009/03/18/microsoft-announces-availability-of-internet-explorer-8/

• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/03/mix09-internet-explorer-8-released-progress-unmistakable/

• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_09_1941

• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_13_196

Walt Disney World partnered with Hewlett-Packard to open Mission SPACE in 2003, a high-tech space flight simulator attraction. However, Disney quickly became embroiled in a lawsuit with the manufacturer, and the intense motion sickness led to the death of two people.

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• http://www.intercot.com/themeparks/epcot/futureworld/horizons/default.asp

• https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mission-space/news/02mar2000-more-space-news-from-the-orlando-sentinel.htm

• https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mission-space/news/20apr2000-mission-space-announcement-press-release.htm

• https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-04-21-0004200555-story.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/us/national-briefing-south-florida-findings-in-death-after-disney-ride.html

• https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mission-space/news/20aug2003-some-mission-space-facts-and-fugures.htm

• http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/disney.death/

• https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-06-25-spacesick25-story.html

• https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mission-space/news/11aug2017-video---first-look-at-the-relaunched-mission-space.htm

• https://twitter.com/wdwnt/status/682677721177153536

• https://casetext.com/case/environmental-tectonics-corp-v-walt-disney-world-co

• https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/01/05/daily11.html

Internet Explorer had new competition by the mid-2000s, as Firefox rose from the ashes of Netscape, and Apple released the first version of its Safari browser for Mac. Security vulnerabilities and poor web standards support were also holding the browser back, and Internet Explorer 7 didn't do much to change that.

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• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/web-developers-wary-of-aol-switch/

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/05/30/aol-drops-suit-joins-microsoft-in-alliance/7a6b9a25-c5a6-4b2c-be27-6c44808ca855/

• https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2003/07/mozilla-org-announces-launch-of-the-mozilla-foundation-to-lead-open-source-browser-efforts/

• http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3422

• https://www.zdnet.com/article/researchers-warn-of-infectious-web-sites/

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115978544/microsoft-security-flaws-renew-calls/

• https://davidwalsh.name/6-reasons-why-ie6-must-die

• https://www.cnet.com/reviews/internet-explorer-7-review/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110616125128/http://news.cnet.com/The-Acid2-challenge-to-Microsoft/2010-1032_3-5618723.html

The legal battle between Microsoft and the United States government reached its conclusion in 2001, with Internet Explorer at the center of discussions about Microsoft's future. Meanwhile, Microsoft pressed ahead with the release of Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.0.

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Sources:

• https://neconomides.stern.nyu.edu/networks/Microsoft_Antitrust.final.pdf

• https://www.wired.com/2001/02/microsoft-judge-ripped-in-court/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/28/business/us-appeals-court-overturns-microsoft-antitrust-ruling.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/26/business/microsoft-waits-for-bush-s-position-on-its-antitrust-case.html

• https://money.cnn.com/2001/11/02/technology/microsoft/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/01/technology/judge-accepts-most-of-proposed-settlement-in-microsoft-case.html

• https://tech.slashdot.org/story/08/03/09/2136242/ie-55-beats-ie6-and-ie7-on-acid-3

• https://www.cnet.com/reviews/microsoft-internet-explorer-6-0-review/

• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-rivals-leave-minor-marks-online/

Saygus, and its CEO Chad Sayers, made headlines in 2015 when it revealed the Saygus V SQUARED smartphone. Many broken promises and shipping delays later, Chad Sayers became the center of a U.S. Justice Department investigation.

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• https://web.archive.org/web/20121216163117/http://gigaom.com:80/mobile/the-v1-android-phone-looks-pretty-slick-but-who-is-saygus-anyway/

• https://www.pcmag.com/archive/hands-on-with-the-saygus-vphone-245965

• https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/how-i-got-suckered-by-an-alleged-10m-phone-scam

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/29/hands-saygus-v2-pre-orders-open-today-549-act-quick-want-intriguing-smartphone-saw-ces/

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/15/saygus-delays-the-v-squared-yet-again-launches-mega-suspicious-indiegogo-campaign/

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/01/19/saygus-phone-switches-manufacturers-again-company-undams-lake-of-word-vomit-on-twitter-to-justify-actions/

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/08/06/saygus-says-its-restarting-the-fcc-approval-process-for-the-long-delayed-v-squared/

• https://www.phonearena.com/news/Remember-Saygus-We-got-an-exclusive-sit-down-with-founder-and-CEO-Chad-Sayers_id90433

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/united-states-vs-chad-leon-sayers

• https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-capitol-mob-antifa-undercov-idUSKBN29E0QO

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Internet Explorer became the center of an antitrust lawsuit from the United States in 1998, the same year it started shipping with Windows and became the most-used web browser worldwide. While Microsoft battled in the courtroom, a new version was released for Windows, and the Mac browser had its swan song.

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• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-27-fi-43478-story.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/12/business/us-witness-says-browser-split-is-feasible.html

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1999/02/03/microsoft-evidence-backfires/f3ee9f7a-1184-4411-8a8d-fc1e9b6ef9f6/

• https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/microsoft-tries-to-explain-trial-glitch/

• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/11/biztech/articles/10demo.html

• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/11/biztech/articles/10demo.html

• https://news.microsoft.com/1999/03/18/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-5-passport-to-the-global-online-community/

• http://jimmy.grew.al/macie5-twentieth-anniversary/

• https://twitter.com/jimmyg/status/1213810286077054977

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1998/10/01/microsofts-web-browser-overtakes-netscapes/385a60e8-3e7e-43b6-9700-8710f178278c/

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Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser continued to rise throughout 1997, including a new release (4.0) and a deal with Apple to make it the default browser on the Mac. However, before the year was out, the United States Justice Department was ready to intervene.

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Sources:

• https://ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html

• https://apnews.com/article/eaccc35768012aa8c609620baa51b2c2

• https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/20/business/justice-dept-in-new-inquiry-into-microsoft.html

• https://news.microsoft.com/1997/10/01/microsoft-internet-explorer-4-0-now-available-delivers-the-web-the-way-you-want-it-to-users-worldwide/

• https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/21/business/us-tells-court-microsoft-breaks-antitrust-accord.html

• https://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f1700/1763

• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/11/biztech/articles/10demo.html