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I'm replying to the reply to your post, and not your post because for some reason I can't reply directly to it. Microsoft has >90% market share in OSes. The ex
by podperson 16y ago
I'm replying to the reply to your post, and not your post because for some reason I can't reply directly to it.
Microsoft has >90% market share in OSes. The existence of a rival product doesn't negate a monopoly. The existence of a true alternative negates a monopoly. Apple doesn't even have a dominant share of ANYTHING except portable music players (which, incidentally, play content from other vendors just fine -- oh and you can _legally_ rip your Apple DRMed music to CD and play it anywhere so where's the lock-in?).
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