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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 ot

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.