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		pixelbash on July 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon met with startups about investing, then lau... Isn't the important factor whether it's trying to become one? Windows and IE were never the only possible options.

heavyset_go on July 23, 2020 [–]

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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