In 1998, a landmark legal document emerged in the annals of U.S. antitrust law: the "Complaint: U.S. v. Microsoft Corp." This complaint, filed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) along with 20 U.S. states, marked the beginning of one of the most significant antitrust cases in modern American history. The core of the lawsuit was the accusation that Microsoft had engaged in anti-competitive and exclusionary practices aimed at maintaining its monopoly in the operating system market, particularly concerning its handling of web browser sales tied to its Windows operating system.

In April 2010, Steve Jobs, co-founder and then CEO of Apple Inc., penned a poignant and influential open letter titled "Thoughts on Flash," which detailed Apple’s reasons for excluding Adobe Flash technology from its iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This public communication not only outlined technical and business considerations but also signaled a significant shift in web development practices and multimedia content accessibility.

A compelling and rigorously detailed examination of the modern antitrust issues posed by Amazon, one of the largest and most influential companies in the world. Published in the Yale Law Journal in 2017, Khan's article challenges the traditional frameworks used in antitrust law, arguing that they fail to recognize or address the type of market power and consumer harm that Amazon could wield.