To the charge “Microsoft is a monopoly”, Microsoft responds:
“Because production costs are so low, at any time in the software
business, one person can create an operating system – like Linux –
which can become a competitor overnight.”
Justice charges Microsoft with predatory conduct
against Netscape by giving away its Internet browser. Microsoft VP
Paul Maritz to the The New York Times: “We are going to
cut off their air supply. Everything they’re selling, we’re going
to give away for free.”