"I think Microsoft are 100% entitled to include whatever programs they want in their operating system, be it browsers, music players, etc."
It's perfertly legal to bundle and integrate software with an OS. But it's illegal to use is as a strongarm monopolistic tactic as proven by the Department of Justice vs Microsoft back in the mid 1990's. Often in the past, companies tried to take Microsoft to court for pro-monopolistic/anti-competitive practices. The problem lies where these companies had to first prove that Microsoft was a monopoly. All Microsoft had to do was to continually tie the preceding in court by financially draining these companies so that no justice was to be heard. But it wasn't until 20 states heard of the compaints from companies of those states that sparked the Department of Justice vs Microsoft court case. It was proven in court that Microsoft was specificly using its monopolistic stance to stint competition, thus potentially hurting business and consumers.
There is a history behind where Tetzcher is coming from. Just Google "Department of Justice Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape." There is a lot to be learned here.
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