

A lot has changed since then. We've seen many companies grow way too much with no interventions from the government. Also, Microsoft is probably never going to be able to buy any of the big companies in the East like a SquareEnix so I doubt they will be standing in front of anyone if they acquire another company.I think any more huge market shaking acquisitions would have Microsoft standing in front of congress.
Alot of people talking about Microsoft buying up everything should do some research into anti trust laws, specifically about the last time Microsoft got sued for violating antitrust laws.