On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:31:46 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote in :
The legal issue isn't monopoly, but (1) market power and (2) the abuse of that market power, and no matter how you feel about Microsoft (LOL), non-Microsoft operating systems are doing very well indeed, particularly Linux and OS X, with no real case for government intervention.
Innovation and competition are powerful forces that can usually redress abuse of market power without government intervention if we simply have the patience to let them. Like it or not, short-term pain for long-term gain is an essential market mechanism.