So the EU is trying to stick it to Microsoft. Anyone who feels sympathy for Microsoft should consider that their sentiments may be misplaced. First, that Microsoft is a monopoly and has used its monopoly powers illegally to expand its monopoly into other areas would appear to be, at this point, settled. They are and they did. Second, all monopolies are creations of government. Read von Mises. So not only is it not inappropriate for government to seek remedy from a misbehaving monopoly, it’s an obligation.
The problem here is that Microsoft is a creature of the U. S. government not the EU. The U. S. is the target of this suit and the U. S. government (as Microsoft’s biggest customer), the U. S. consumer, and Microsoft stockholdhers (mostly Americans) will be the losers.
