> “MS heard the verdict 4 years ago, and the fine is for failing to comply with the court’s orders.
As the article states “Proving that compliance isn’t the regulatocracy’s real goal, the commission levied the fine just days after Microsoft reportedly surrendered to the shakedown and promised it would do more cooperating and less competing with rivals”.
> “They were dominant. They are trying to become a monopoly”
All companies want to be dominant. Being dominant because people voluntarily choose your product is not, nor should it be illegal.
If they were using bribes and extortion, as you claim, then they should be prosecuted for bribes and extortion.
> Do not confuse MS with Reardon Steel.
I think you should read Atlas Shrugged again. Policies and decisions to ‘level the playing field’ is exactly what they did do to Reardon Steel. And promoting standards (e.g. OOXML) that benefit your own best interest is exactly what John Galt whould have championed.
Rearden was much more a "take it or leave it" guy. MS is deliberately attempting to lock up YOUR data with their proprietary file formats.
And yes, they are an EVIL company.