> I've never really seen the point of the "They souldn't be able to give stuff away free with their OS" arguemnt.
In the US, it is technically illegal to offer something at a price where you are losing money just to put a competitor out of business. The actions of MS could be (and legally were, at least by one judge) considered using their OS profits to undercut a competitor in the browser market.
In the US, it is technically illegal to offer something at a price where you are losing money just to put a competitor out of business. The actions of MS could be (and legally were, at least by one judge) considered using their OS profits to undercut a competitor in the browser market.