desktop systems. Many of the OSes you mentioned have less than a
fraction of a share.
There would be nothing wrong with that were it not for the fact
Microsoft has been caught using it's monopoly to shut other products out
of the marketplace. This has nothing to do with building a better
product, it has to do with business practices that make competition
impossible. For instance, with Dell, Gateway, and HP, computer
manufacturers were not allowed to pre-install Netscape, Real Media, AOL,
etc. per their purchase agreements for Windows, effectively shutting
down access to this software for millions of individuals. And remember
how hard it was to switch from IE as your default browser? Maybe not for
you and me, but for a less sophisticated user it was almost impossible.
Again, the problem is not that Microsoft has a popular operating system
or that software manufacturers all have some entry into the Web of M$
desktop applications. The problem is that Microsoft uses its popularity
to shut other companies down through exclusive licensing agreements,
technical design, and "integrated" applications that run by default.
M
-----Original Message-----
From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:15 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!
How are they a monopoly? Linux, Solaris, Sun One, HP, OS X.
Simply because they are more common does not make them a monopoly.
Words do
have meanings you know.
--
Timothy Heald
Web Portfolio Manager
Overseas Security Advisory Council
U.S. Department of State
571.345.2319
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