I'm having a hard time figuring out what you, Sal, Reggie, etc can't seem to comprehend?
All, please take this test:
1. Microsoft is a monopoly? (Yes/No)
By strict definition, no. MSFT cannot unilaterally control pricing and they can not restrict entry to the market by other competitors (ask NSCP, SUN, IBM, ORCL, BeOS, Apple, etc.)
2. Microsoft gave away IE for free to prevent Netscape from having the funds to improve/invent others products? (Yes/No)
No. They gave it away for the same reason Netscape gave Navigator away for free - to gain competitive market share quickly.
3. Microsoft used its monopoly position to enter another market by forcing OEMs to bundle their product? (Yes/No)
No, they stipulated that the browser was part of the OS, therefore it was not a bundle, it was an integration. I tried removing the 227 files allegedely comprising IE. You try it and then try and reboot Win 95. If the OEM's don't like it they can sell any number of other OSs. If the people demand Windows, IE is part of Windows, period.
4. IE is an integrated product of the OS? (Yes/No)
Conditional yes. It is an integrated part of teh 32 bit Windows OSs.
5. IE for Unix is an integrate product of the OS? (Yes/No)
No
You should understand now. |
