Seven Decades (and Four Eras) 6/26/2018 Seven Decades (and Four Eras) 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 Randal C. Picker James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law Ludwig & Hilde Wolf Teaching Scholar The Law School, The University of Chicago
UChicagoNews, Sept 21, 2016
Seven Decades, Four Eras: Big Iron, 1945-1982 ‘45 ‘55 ‘65 ‘75 ‘85 ‘95 ‘05 ‘15 Seven Decades, Four Eras: Big Iron, 1945-1982 1945: von Neumann EDVAC paper 1953: Silicon, not Germanium 1964: IBM releases System/360 1982: DOJ dismisses suit vs IBM 1947: Bell Labs invents transistor 1957: Sputnik launches 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1956: AT&T and IBM Antitrust Consent Decrees 1958: Integrated circuit invented 1969: DOJ files SA2 antitrust suit vs IBM 1946: ENIAC
Seven Decades, Four Eras: PC, 1971-2001 ‘45 ‘55 ‘65 ‘75 ‘85 ‘95 ‘05 ‘15 Seven Decades, Four Eras: PC, 1971-2001 Nov 1971: Intel releases 4004 chip July 1994: US-Microsoft MS-DOS antitrust deal June 2001: DC Circuit affirms MS antitrust liability Mar 2004: EU finds MS violation for WMP Apr 1977: Apple II released Aug 1995: Netscape IPO 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 Aug 1981: IBM releases PC May 1998: DOJ brings browser antitrust case vs Microsoft Jan 1975: Altair 8800 on cover of Popular Electronics Jan 1976: Gates open letter to hobbyists
Seven Decades, Four Eras: Desktop Internet, 1993-2010 ‘45 ‘55 ‘65 ‘75 ‘85 ‘95 ‘05 ‘15 Seven Decades, Four Eras: Desktop Internet, 1993-2010 May 2010: EU announces Google investigation Jan 2000: AOL/Time Warner deal 1993: Mosaic Apr 2015: EU Google Shopping SO Apr 1998: Brin & Page Google paper Aug 2004: Google IPO May 2012: Facebook IPO 1985 1995 2005 2015 Dec 2009: AOL/TW divorce July 1995: Amazon goes live Sept 2005: Authors Guild Google Books suit Oct 2015: CA2 rules in favor of Google on books Aug 1995: Netscape IPO Jan 2013: FTC closes Google investigation
Seven Decades, Four Eras: Mobile, 2007-2015 ‘45 ‘55 ‘65 ‘75 ‘85 ‘95 ‘05 ‘15 Seven Decades, Four Eras: Mobile, 2007-2015 Jan 2013: FTC smartphone patent settlement with Google Jan 2010: iPad launch Jan 2007: iPhone launch July 2013: DOJ eBooks antitrust suit against Apple Aug 2012: $1 billion smartphone patent verdict in favor of Apple Sept 2008: Android SDK released Apr 2016: EU announces Android SO 2005 2015 Nov 2007: Amazon Kindle launch Apr 2015: EU announces Android investigation June 2015: CA2 affirms vs Apple in ebooks suit