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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator
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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (14137)11/16/1997 9:11:00 PM
From: damniseedemons  Read Replies (3) of 24154
 
Reg, it's pretty-much impossible to buy a PC without a Microsoft OS shipping on it. So in that respect (buying a PC--I'm not talking about other platforms), consumers don't have a choice.

But I guess you can't buy an Ultrasparc system without Solaris, an Apple without Mac, etc. :)

I don't think MSFT abuses their OS power to consumers, though. Dan points out that Windows95 has remained at $200, but I hardly think that's price-gouging, and there is nothing that says prices have to drop.

Anyway, the legal argument has little do with with, "is Windows a monopoly," but whether the Windows monopoly is being unfairly leveraged.
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