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Re:Ask HN: How do I install Firefox when Windows 7 doesn't s... by graemep on Monday June 15, 2009 @04:52AM (#658161)
It is exactly the same approach as used on other monopolists, even many that have not been shown to have abused their monopoly: e.g. imposing local loop unbundling on incumbent telcos.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I install Firefox when Windows 7 doesn't s... by anigbrowl on Monday June 15, 2009 @01:59PM (#658767)
A reasonable point, but whereas you can go out and buy a new computer or operating system tomorrow, you can't just wire your house up to a different telco. Infrastructure is complicated. If private enterprise were the easy answer people suggest, surely we'd all be enjoying ultra-high speed fiber broadband by now.
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