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Re:Amazon met with startups about investing, then launched c... by pixelbash on Thursday July 23, 2020 @03:47PM (#23931491)
Isn't the important factor whether it's trying to become one? Windows and IE were never the only possible options.
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Re:Amazon met with startups about investing, then launched c... by heavyset_go on Thursday July 23, 2020 @05:10PM (#23932284)
A de facto monopoly doesn't mean that other options don't exist. Microsoft had a monopoly on the PC operating system market, despite other options existing.
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