Nimble edge slowly erodes for Microsoft
SeattleTimes | at | by Mike
As bleak as the technology sector looks, there's one bright spot: The Microsoft monopoly is dead. Perhaps "dead" is too strong a term. Statistically, Microsoft still rules - on the PC desktop, at least. But monopolies, which take years to build, collapse slowly. And historians seldom point toward market share as the meaningful indicator of a monopoly's demise.
Perhaps it's more accurate to say the Microsoft monopoly is in decline. It probably peaked in 1998, when Microsoft's remarkable Internet turnaround became complete - and, not coincidentally, the antitrust case launched.