[CS-FSLUG] EU says IE violates antitrust

[Stephen J. McCracken]

>> Because MS has a practical monopoly on the desktop and has been/is
>> using that to push their browser
> 
> So? That still is no reason to forbid them something that others are
> allowed. Sorry, but you can't have your cake and eat it too... Just
> because you _want_ them to be punished for something doesn't make it
> right.

The difference is historical.  Microsoft made it *impossible* to remove
IE and hard to use other browsers that were superior to IE.  They used
their market monopoly to push an inferior product and drive other,
superior, products out of business.

sjm
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