Re: Suggestion for Breaking Microsoft's Monopoly

de Caesar Romano 05/29/2006 11:17

On 29 May 2006 12:54:23 -0700, "socrtwo" <socrtwo@gmail.com> wrote Re
Re: Suggestion for Breaking Microsoft's Monopoly:

>I still think Winodws and MS Office should be open source. They are
>monopolies and this is illegal in the US.

No, monopolies are not illegal in the U.S. What is illegal is for a
company with more than a specified market share in a defined market
engaging in "monopolistic practices". A monopoly that does not engage
in monopolistic practices does not violate the law.
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