That's kind of the point - originally these were other markets! That's how other browsers and media players were previously successful, because they weren't bundled with the OS.
Since Microsoft bundled these with Windows, they've used their market dominance to force these to become the standard application.
For all practical purposes, it is impossible to hold a monopoly position and not "abuse" it.
Not at all true. The 'abuse' comes from using the monopoly to expand into other markets, eg Microsoft with IE, Media Player, etc. It's perfectly legitimate to have a monopoly and simply enjoy it and let it grow. It's when you use that dominant market position to force other competitiors into submission that you are breaking the law.
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That's kind of the point - originally these were other markets! That's how other browsers and media players were previously successful, because they weren't bundled with the OS. Since Microsoft bundled these with Windows, they've used their market dominance to force these to become the standard application.
Some, yes. But others hate America for the arrogant and ignorant attitude just displayed.
Not at all true. The 'abuse' comes from using the monopoly to expand into other markets, eg Microsoft with IE, Media Player, etc. It's perfectly legitimate to have a monopoly and simply enjoy it and let it grow. It's when you use that dominant market position to force other competitiors into submission that you are breaking the law.
That would be a recursive acronym, like GNU (GNU's Not Unix), or PHP (PHP Hypertext Protocol).