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Do you really consider Microsoft to currently have a monopoly as a desktop OS? IMO that is no longer the case.

They still have a monopoly. Or do you consider 80%+ share[1] to be non-monopoly level of control? The latest interpretations of the Sherman Act [2] still think this level of control is a clear monopoly.

[1] http://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.... [2] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Sherman+Anti-T...

And bear in mind that having a monopoly is not illegal. Abusing the monopoly to severely disadvantage competitors is.

Which is what they were doing in the browser case right?

And yes, I do think Windows is still a monopoly. I think its days as such are numbered and I think that is a good thing not just for the PC space but for Microsoft as well (in the long term, at least). But for now, yes, with market share north of 90% they still most definitely qualify as a monopoly.

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