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What does this mean for ChromeOS or Firefox OS? I'm seriously curious how the legal system considers them in light of this and why MS hasn't mentioned them (to

• sgift 14y ago
  Neither ChromeOS nor FirefoxOS have a majority market share in the OS market that they use to push competitors out of the browser space. No problems for them.
• ioulian 14y ago
  That's indeed my thought, why only Microsoft? Apple should also give that choice to their OSX users.
  • masklinn 14y ago
    > That's indeed my thought, why only Microsoft? Abuse of a natural monopoly. > Apple should also give that choice to their OSX users. Stuck at 10% global marketshare (probably below that in the EU), there is no risk Apple will be able to leverage a dominant OS position they don't even remotely have into market distortions in related domains.
• lifeisstillgood 14y ago
  Simple - they do not have de facto market dominance When they do and take actions that are detrimental to the proper functioning of a free market they will get fined as well Microsoft is not evil, not by any normal definition of the word, but they are using power to keep power. That's normal, and that's why anti-trust laws are draconian - something is needed to equalise the odds
• lifeisstillgood 14y ago
  Simple - they do not have de facto market dominance When they do and take actions that are detrimental to the proper functioning of a free market they will get fined as well Microsoft is not evil, not by any normal definition of the word, but they are using power to keep power. That's normal, and that's why anti-trust laws are draconian - something is needed to equalise the odds