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Hehe, I give credit where credit is due.
Nice post. However, I would suggest that your monopolistic argument falls flat because MS does not now, nor have they EVER had anywhere near a monopoly on internet portals or in the area of internet service providers. That isn't even the biggest negation of your post though.

MS got in trouble because they made it difficult for resellers to choose the products of a competitor. Want to get Linux from a Dell? Nope, Microsoft wouldn't let Dell offer it to you. Want your Gateway to come with Netscape as the default browser? Nope, Microsoft won't let Gateway do that. This is totally different because Microsoft is making it difficult to CHOOSE a Microsoft solution.

To recap:
1. Microsoft never had close to a monopoly on portals or internet services.
2. Microsoft is making it difficult to choose a Microsoft service.

Therefore this likely has nothing at all to do with Microsoft trying to leverage a monopoly and much more to do with simple economics. If they aren't making any money from the Mac MSN users, they have an obligation to their shareholders to stop offering it. End of story. NOW class is dismissed! You have a nice weekend too!
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This made the headlines?  TechType | 03/11/05
Yes, because this is about leveraging one's  mlindl | 03/11/05
I agree with "mlindl"  soleary | 03/11/05
Apple is even more manipulative  NonZealot | 03/11/05
Careful, NonZealot, you sound like a ZEALOT! happy  mlindl | 03/11/05
Hehe, I give credit where credit is due.  NonZealot | 03/11/05
School's not over just yet  GregSalts | 03/14/05
Nothing wrong with being a monopoly  tic swayback | 03/14/05
Here is how...  Linux User 147560 | 03/11/05
Your analogy points back to Microsoft  nucrash | 03/11/05
Ooo, ouch, that insult hurt me!  NonZealot | 03/11/05
Apple very wisely chose not to implement ActiveX  whisperycat | 03/12/05
Yeah the full eXperience  DarthRidiculous | 03/12/05
I don't support Active X  nucrash | 03/14/05
GM locked me into Delco Remy - NT  osreinstall | 03/11/05
Funny double-talk  FirstNLastN | 03/11/05
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I was thinking more like a couple hundred(nt)  IT Scion | 03/11/05
Why Should They Support a Competetor Product  qcimushroom | 03/11/05
are you saying they are using their OS Monopoly?  JasonL31 | 03/11/05
dialup will always work  JasonL31 | 03/11/05
Not a problem for Apple. Apple has the ability to replace  Laff | 03/11/05
Wow  Qbt | 03/12/05
The Real Reason MS Dropped Mac Support...  AC_MA | 03/12/05
Great, time to emphasize AOL on the Mac  FilledOut | 03/12/05
I wouldn't of used it  JasonL31 | 03/14/05
And all 6 of the Mac subsrcibers to MSN are disappointed MN  j.m.galvin | 03/12/05
Who cares  DarthRidiculous | 03/12/05
Let's see: .Mac, Safari or Firefox, Mail, 1000s of ISPs...  YuridaMan | 03/13/05
"Microsoft's Mac BU remains committed to the Mac platform and its customer  BitTwiddler | 03/14/05
Jobs should have got more  Roger Ramjet | 03/14/05

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