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balarjin
18 hours ago
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hnlmorg
18 hours ago
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Standard Oil.
Also 2 of those 3 companies were famously NOT broken up.
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AbsurdCensor
17 hours ago
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I mean, breaking up Standard Oil wasn't exactly great for consumers either. And those companies eventually re-merged anyways. But ole Rockefeller sure did make out well due to the breakup.
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