Did microsoft have a monopoly?

The U.S. government accused Microsoft of illegally maintaining its monopoly position in the personal computer (PC) market, primarily through the legal and technical restrictions it put on the abilities of PC manufacturers (OEMs) and users to uninstall Internet Explorer and use other programs such as Netscape and Java.

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2023-01-23 09:52:18

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What are 3 threats to a monopoly?
The disadvantages of monopolies include price-fixing, low-quality products, lack of incentive for innovation, and cost-push inflation.
2024-02-20 08:48:02

What makes a monopoly efficient?
Firms benefit from monopoly power because: They can charge higher prices and make more profit than in a competitive market. The can benefit from economies of scale – by increasing size they can experience lower average costs – important for industries with high fixed costs and scope for specialisation.
2024-01-18 23:18:16

Is microsoft a monopolies?
The Legal Case. Microsoft was formally charged with constituting a market monopoly by making it difficult for users to install competing software and simultaneously making it difficult to uninstall the company's browser, Internet Explorer.
2024-01-17 19:24:51

Can a monopoly break even?
In the long-run, the demand curve of a firm in a monopolistic competitive market will shift so that it is tangent to the firm's average total cost curve. As a result, this will make it impossible for the firm to make economic profit; it will only be able to break even.
2023-11-09 06:43:17

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