| kowenicki said: @papflesje I know the arguments for this... but I also know that its a weak one. Where is there another product that activeley, and for free, is forced to promote a rivals product as an option? Nanny state rules! Whatever happend to personal responsibility? |
Then again, what company on earth has the same enormous monopoly that MS has? Gillette perhaps, its the only one I can think of. I'm pretty sure IE would have less than 50% marketshare if every PC user knew about the altnernatives and their benefits and there would be less crashes an infections on computers all over the world. They already own the OS market, I don't see any reason why they should also own the browser market, doubly so when their browser is highly inferior on all counts (even compatability nowadays, which used to be the only reason I fired it up every now and then). They also control most of the video services most used on PC by default and all this power over so many users is not good for consumers. Just as in the console market, I don't want huge monopolies in the PC market, I just can't see it lead us anywhere good at all.
PS: Besides; Microsoft are far from the only company that's been slapped around with fines and dragged to court over principals of competition. It is very common here in Norway, especially since the salaries are so damn high on average and we too must adhere to the competition rules of the EU despite never being a member.
