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Originally Posted by avantman42
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). |
I believe the reference to Antitrust Laws refers to the ability to break up monopolies like Standard Oil or AT&T, but perhaps this was a consequence of abuses rather than size, IANAL.