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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Microsoft remained, at one point they must have owned 90 % of all OSes out there. If that doesn't fit the definition of a monopoly...
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As I understand it, under US and EU law, having a monopoly isn't illegal. Abusing monopoly power to harm consumers is illegal.
Microsoft were found guilty of abusing their monopoly position, and had to pay fines, modify the way certain things were done, etc (and last month they were
fined 561m euros for failing to fulfill their obligations under the EU settlement).