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---Actually, they really aren't. Marketing is the reason.---

No. In Microsoft's case, it was more about commodity pricing, not to mention all the deals they did with OEMs. For the iPod, pricing was never an issue as they were always more expensive than the competition. For the iPod, it was a combination of marketing and quality.

---So Microsoft is a monopoly how? Ah, right, a court found them guilty so we must all simply bow our heads and swallow what the American judicial system tells us to swallow. Sorry, I guess I'm not as much of a sheep as you are---

Wait, I'm a sheep because I think a court convicted monopolist is a monopolist? Who's the one with the double standard here, me or you? You've repeatedly called Apple a monopoly with nothing to back you up, yet when a court rules against MS, you decide to ignore it?
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I can still use iTunes on W2000  STFU NOOB | 05/15/06
great more junk from M$ (nt)  toxicfreak | 05/15/06
FIX YOUR LOAD SPEED FIRST!!!! (NT)  ju1ce | 05/15/06
iTunes uses album art also..  GSavage777 | 05/15/06
Link isn't clickable in message. Use copy and paste  GSavage777 | 05/15/06
WMP 11  nomorems | 05/15/06
I know, don't you just hate monopolies?  NonZealot | 05/15/06
Somehow...  zkiwi | 05/15/06
Forgive me, I didn't realize you were the type...  NonZealot | 05/15/06
Oh?  zkiwi | 05/15/06
I'll take my Dell, thanks.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Not sure about taking a Dell, but...  Scrat | 05/16/06
Laying blame  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Ahem...  Spikey_Mike | 05/17/06
Uhhh...  nomorems | 05/15/06
Suck it up NZ  tic swayback | 05/16/06
tic, I'm surprised!  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Take each case individually  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Only when it suits you!  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Double standards  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Double standards? You are right!  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Re-writing history  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Sorry, sticking to WinAmp and Musicmatch  itanalyst | 05/15/06
MUSICMATCH?  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
No thanks Window Media Player  pojar1 | 05/15/06
Using Linux? (NT)  Scrat | 05/16/06
I hate WMP  TimeBomb | 05/15/06
And your suggestion for better is? (NT)  Scrat | 05/16/06
Looks better than 10  enternamehere-20061413043042855708329691381958 | 05/15/06
Same silly MS bashers.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/15/06
Good heavens no.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Typical of MS  nomorems | 05/15/06
Surely the reverse is also true?  Scrat | 05/16/06
That IS apples FAULT.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
Like I said.  nomorems | 05/16/06
What you or MS wants doesn't matter  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
More clarification...  nomorems | 05/16/06
Unlike Sheep Like You  itanalyst | 05/16/06
We know you are not the norm...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
Speak for yourself j@ckass  itanalyst | 05/16/06
Isn't this hypocritical No Ax?  tic swayback | 05/16/06
It's called competition tic, something you claim  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
Why is competition good here?  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Not a bit of it and you know better.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
Standards are as standards do  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Where's Shelendrea when you need her?  itanalyst | 05/16/06
It was not that long ago it was the Sony Walkman ...  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
Irrelevant to WMA  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Just pointing out that the one constant in ...  ShadeTree | 05/17/06
Apple did that a long time ago  tic swayback | 05/17/06
Give us a list of what platforms  zkiwi | 05/16/06
Ok  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
Forgot some  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Oops, forgot a few more  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Since you don't have to use it  Boot_Agnostic | 05/15/06
Is there a requirement to "have" to use any of them?  Scrat | 05/16/06
A Day Late, A Dollar Short  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Yeah, just like Word, IE, Excell, etc., etc., etc.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
It's a different world  tic swayback | 05/16/06
I hope Apple is as naive as you  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
MS is out of their league here  tic swayback | 05/16/06
"out-hip" Apple?  crescentdave | 05/16/06
Um what is your problem?  Laff | 05/17/06
Which is hipper?  tic swayback | 05/17/06
another Evil chicken  not of this world | 05/16/06
MTV???  techboy_z | 05/16/06
The tie-ins will be awesome!  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Couldn't Match iPods tie-ins  crescentdave | 05/16/06
Check the ratings  tic swayback | 05/17/06
Check your build numbers!  Scrat | 05/17/06

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