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hnlmorg • yesterday at 5:56 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Standard Oil.

Also 2 of those 3 companies were famously NOT broken up.


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AbsurdCensor • yesterday at 6:58 PM

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.