Actually it is a monopoly. It doesn't matter what Microsoft's intent is, it is possible to be an innocent monopolist, but monopolies are (on the whole) bad for all including the monopolist.
Liberal economies require governments to either intervene to correct and remove them, or if it is an unavoidable 'natural' monopoly, to regulate them in the place of free markets doing so.
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Actually it is a monopoly. It doesn't matter what Microsoft's intent is, it is possible to be an innocent monopolist, but monopolies are (on the whole) bad for all including the monopolist. Liberal economies require governments to either intervene to correct and remove them, or if it is an unavoidable 'natural' monopoly, to regulate them in the place of free markets doing so.