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Microsoft outage revives debate over monopoly power

Original: Re: Microsoft outage "Here, I think, is a nice, bright-line, administrable test for monopoly power. If your company has

A Microsoft outage has drawn criticism online, with commentary arguing the incident illustrates a simple test for monopoly power: when a dominant company directs its surplus capital to investors and its products then degrade significantly, that points to monopolistic behaviour. Critics say the disruption shows the risks of relying on a single dominant provider, while debate continues over whether such outages justify tougher antitrust scrutiny of the company.

Why now: A Microsoft service outage prompted people to argue it demonstrates monopoly power through product degradation

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• Re: Microsoft outage "Here, I think, is a nice, bright-line, administrable test for monopoly power. If your company has a dominant position and if it allocates its surplus capital to its investors and if that precedes a significant degradation of your products, then you have an… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 265

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