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Originally Posted by JohnClif

If Microsoft has broken the law (and I disagree that it has... if you want to see a monopolistic company look at Airbus, or Apple), then it will be punished. Too many people want to sic the power of the state on Microsoft, though, not because Microsoft has done something wrong but because they've done something right (made products that people want to buy, and that make it hard for other companies to compete).

1. "Something wrong" is not the same as "something illegal".
2. Doing something illegal doesn't always lead to punishment.
3. Stealing other peoples work, whether legally or illegally done is not the same as making products that people want to buy.
4. "Needing to buy, in order to do business" is not the same as "wanting to buy"