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Annual Cost of Microsoft Monopoly: $10 Billion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lotta-license dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft's deals with major PC vendors lock users out from alternative options, such as Linux. A recent whitepaper calculates that the cost to industry of this Microsoft monopoly is $10 billion per year."

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  1. Hey, the world OWES Linux market share by kevinwal · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Let's see, produce 50+ distros of a command line-based OS, all with different support levels, klunkly (and ugly) user interfaces and package installation mechanisms, and couple that with an innovative marketing campaign consisting of whiny, sniveling teenagers screaming "M$ SUX", and my GOD, you just HAVE to conclude that Microsoft's Monopoly STILL HOLDS!