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> I mean of course a desktop OS should come with a browser. This was not that obvious in the 1990s. > It would be absurd for antitrust regulators to prohibit
by angoragoats 4y ago
> I mean of course a desktop OS should come with a browser.
This was not that obvious in the 1990s.
> It would be absurd for antitrust regulators to prohibit software vendors from enhancing their products just for the sake of protecting competitors' revenue.
This is absolutely a situation where a bundling case could apply, if a large incumbent uses their monopoly power in one product area to enter another and unfairly compete. IANAL but I don't believe whether or not the product was available separately or not would factor much into such a case.