We are re-releasing this episode in tribute to Prof. Randy Picker, who passed away on August 15, 2026. In 2020, Randy joined co-hosts Anora Wang and John Roberti for an episode on the 13-year-long U.S. antitrust case against IBM brought in 1969, exploring how U.S. antitrust dealing with tech ranges from early government cases involving punch cards to government probes into today’s platforms, and how antitrust enforcement can impact the technology landscape for decades later. Years later, the episode holds up remarkably well – the questions Randy raised about whether the antitrust past would repeat itself in the tech world remain just as central to today’s platform antitrust cases and debates over Big Tech enforcement. We share Randy’s episode again in celebration of his generosity, insight, and decades of contribution to antitrust scholarship.

Randal C. Picker, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School

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Randal C. Picker, renowned legal scholar, 1959-2026

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Lexi Michaud, Fried Frank; Anora Wang; and John Roberti, Zaiger Linden Roberti & Pepe