Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[David Schwartz]

"John Gordon" <gordon at panix.com> wrote in message 
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> In <djr2no$bto$1 at nntp.webmaster.com> "David Schwartz" 
> <davids at webmaster.com> writes:

>>     What is an "illegal monopoly"?

> A monopoly that acts in certain ways, abusing its monopoly power.  There's
> nothing inherently illegal about having a monopoly; it only becomes 
> illegal
> when you abuse the power.

    That's just not true. When you abuse the power, the abuse itself is 
illegal, but it doesn't make the monopoly itself illegal. This is like 
saying a person who uses his bat to hit people has an "illegal bat".

    When you say "it only become illegal", you are just being vague. Nothing 
becomes illegal. The abuse is illegal, but it never was legal.

    DS