Antitrust laws were made to protect the consumer, the same consumer which was robbing Microsoft blind because they allowed piracy.
I’m sorry I don’t think that follows.
But I can see that your sense of ethics has no correlation with mine.
Be that as it may, having piracy - even allowing piracy - is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for antitrust violations.
Please don't create accounts to break HN's rules with.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Antitrust laws were made to protect the consumer, the same consumer which was robbing Microsoft blind because they allowed piracy.