Note that the injunction would just stop the sale of new accounts, not stop them from doing business. According to the end of this article, they already have a deal with VOIP, Inc. to utilize their network if the Vonage network gets shut down.
While many large companies don't fear Microsoft as they used to, there are still multiple small ones who still have a fear of being swallowed whole or being beaten out of business. Microsoft, if nothing else, still has the power it needs in order to take another (smaller) companies ideas and launch them themselves, creating a hit and effectively driving their competition out of business.
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So now I can pretext to gather information? I'll need to try that out at the bar... Oh, wait, they meant only themselves. Damn. Selfish bastards...
Note that the injunction would just stop the sale of new accounts, not stop them from doing business. According to the end of this article, they already have a deal with VOIP, Inc. to utilize their network if the Vonage network gets shut down.
While many large companies don't fear Microsoft as they used to, there are still multiple small ones who still have a fear of being swallowed whole or being beaten out of business. Microsoft, if nothing else, still has the power it needs in order to take another (smaller) companies ideas and launch them themselves, creating a hit and effectively driving their competition out of business.