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it hasn't engaged in this level of abuse. Well, I couldn't buy a computer from a major company with an alternate operating system without paying Microsoft in t

it hasn't engaged in this level of abuse. Well, I couldn't buy a computer from a major company with an alternate operating system without paying Microsoft in the 90's, so I'll say that's pretty damn abusive.

lostmsu 6y ago
How is this relevant? Did Microsoft prohibit releasing same hardware with a different OS (like Google does nowadays)?
- protomyth 6y ago
  They effectively made it impossible to buy a computer without paying them. They profited even when they were not part of a transaction which killed BeOS and others.
  - lostmsu 6y ago
    That does not answer my question. Did they abuse monopoly, and if they did - how?
    - protomyth 6y ago
      How is not an abuse of monopoly to create agreements that require Microsoft to be paid even if their product doesn't ship on the computer?
      - lostmsu 6y ago
        Which agreement are you talking about specifically?
        protomyth 6y ago
        The agreements with Dell, HP, etc. that required them to charge for Windows on every machine even if it didn't ship with Windows.