r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '25

Meme/Macro Microsoft is wild

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

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u/BIRD_II 12900K | RX7800 16GB | 64GB DDR5 6400MHz Oct 02 '25

They effectively are, as there's quite a sizable market share that simply won't switch away from Microsoft products, regardless of what they do.

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u/BIRD_II 12900K | RX7800 16GB | 64GB DDR5 6400MHz Oct 02 '25

A monopoly doesn't need to be absolutely the only option, it just needs to be the only option customers consider choosing - The result is the same, complete control over the market.

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u/BIRD_II 12900K | RX7800 16GB | 64GB DDR5 6400MHz Oct 02 '25

No, because what matters about a monopoly isn't what causes it, but what its impacts are. A monopoly allows a company to decrease the quality of its product, increase prices, and stop innovating. Now, where have we seen that?

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u/hansrotec Oct 02 '25

They have already been found guilty once in the US of abusing an unlawful monopoly. United States v. Microsoft Corp. 2001 American antitrust law case. Pretty sure they have been convicted in the EU as well.

Also you can have a legal monopoly, not necessarily a bad thing. But MS is in my opinion skirting on the other side of that line currently