Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by robert_nsu » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 12:56 PM UTC

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Post by pif » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:25 PM UTC

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by daliusd » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:31 PM UTC

Now I see why companies mentioned in hover text have minor problems in Europe: Fac€book, Googl€, Appl€...

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by soapdog » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:33 PM UTC

pif wrote: post #2

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Apple doesn't allow third party browsers using their own renderers in their iOS devices.

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by bruceboughton » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:36 PM UTC

soapdog wrote: post #4

pif wrote: post #2

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Apple doesn't allow third party browsers using their own renderers in their iOS devices.

They don't have a monopoly to abuse.

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by GotAnyMegadeth » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:37 PM UTC

pif wrote: post #2

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Apple using their strength in the phone market to gain an advantage in the maps market?

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by streptomycin » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:37 PM UTC

This is silly.

Microsoft was a monopoly with 98% of the OS market who was trying to use that monopoly to force their competitors out of business.

Remind me again, what company am I supposed to believe is doing that today? Near 100% market share and uncompetitive practices?

This comic seems like the opposite of http://xkcd.com/774/ - it's trendy to ignore the abuses of Microsoft in the 90s, or to paint some false equivalency that allows you to just ignore stuff.

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by jrajav » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:39 PM UTC

GotAnyMegadeth wrote: post #6

pif wrote: post #2

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Apple using their strength in the phone market to gain an advantage in the maps market?

What advantage do they have in the maps market?

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by rmah » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:41 PM UTC

GotAnyMegadeth wrote: post #6

pif wrote: post #2

As far as I understand, the problem with MS was that they tried and used their strength in the OS market to gain an advantage in the browser market. What similar cross-market unfair competition are Facebook, Google and Apple blamed for?

Apple using their strength in the phone market to gain an advantage in the maps market?

That is legal for non-monopolies.

Re: Today's XKCD: Microsoft

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Post by chrismorgan » Mon, Oct 08, 2012, 1:49 PM UTC

Hooray for Mozilla! Fighting the fight again, this time against a competitor that wouldn't even have been there but for Mozilla's success.

[To be more explicit: that is WebKit on mobile devices.]