My point about monopolies was that they can be good. Sure, not all of them will be, and I think Microsoft are a good example of that, but that doesn't stop Dyson from having a monopoly on vacuum cleaners (in the UK at least) and still being an innovative and consumer-friendly company.
The reason I didn't pick Microsoft as an example of a "good" monopoly is twofold:
1) I suspected people would argue that they aren't technically a monopoly, since there are other Operating Systems (although I think they do have 90% of the market).
2) I do not regard them as an example of a "good" monopoly. They have used anti-free market tactics in order to get where they are; namely the forced install of Windows onto computers and laptops. There are few computer companies where you can request a computer without Windows pre-installed on it, although I am glad that this number is increasing (and Dell have done the whole Linux laptop thing).
The reason I didn't pick Microsoft as an example of a "good" monopoly is twofold:
1) I suspected people would argue that they aren't technically a monopoly, since there are other Operating Systems (although I think they do have 90% of the market).
2) I do not regard them as an example of a "good" monopoly. They have used anti-free market tactics in order to get where they are; namely the forced install of Windows onto computers and laptops. There are few computer companies where you can request a computer without Windows pre-installed on it, although I am glad that this number is increasing (and Dell have done the whole Linux laptop thing).
