Which is more important in obtaining the truth, "what" or "why"? Trick question. They are of equal importance.
Freely ye have received, freely give.
BTW, "Microsoft sued by Europe for not providing "Browser Choice"" is totally incorrect.
In case of Burger King: you could eat somewhere else.
In case of Windows it used to be neigh impossible to go somewhere else for your (business) computing need.
And Windows may allow you to bring in your own, in the past they have been convicted of making it very hard to bring in your own. (Not supplying API's to ISV's or asking exorbitant fees for them)
You talk about Microsoft like they're a person. They aren't. They are a large organization that wields a great deal of influence. They practically print their own money, and they constantly lobby governments all over the world for even greater influence with laws that their army of lawyers design.
Rights only exist as long as your rights don't cancel out my rights. But this is exactly how large corporations wield so much power: by taking away your right to choose competition. This particular case is a perfect example of a large corporation, chipping away at your rights. It doesn't seem like much, but it sets a precedent. Once you set a precedent like this, it opens the door for greater abuses. Before you know it, everyone will be forced to sign their rights away like "cast members" working at Disneyland.
Free nations are only free as long as they are populated by free people. People who allow corporations to rob them of their rights to a fair market with true competition are not free. They are slaves of the monopolies.
Do you think the majority of people shopping for a PC have any clue where to get one? How many bricks and mortar stores are there selling anything except Windows on their machines?
Compare this to phones, walk into a phone shop and you'll find phones running at least four different OSes in every single store.
Yes. Just how stupid do you think people are?
Well, I'm sure you don't know the answer to that rhetorical question, but in my own area, there are two stores that specialize in Apple computers, while also selling PCs, Best Buy which sells Apples and PCs, and then there's Radio Shack and Walmart which sell only PCs. That makes the representation in our area (Vermont/New Hampshire) about 50/50. And then there's the Internet where you can order just about any PC you want, including a Chromebook or a Linux laptop, but the world wide web is so esoteric. I mean, who's ever heard of the Internet?
Yes, but you won't see Firefox, Chrome or IE on any iPhones. That's called "not providing 'Browser Choice'".
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