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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PsyLiam: [QB] Trying to attain market domination is, by itself, not illegal. It's the way you go about it. Microsoft did various "dodgy" things, like include Internet Explorer free with Windows, thereby stifling browser competition. It would be like putting Word free with Windows. Walmart sell things. They sell things cheap. People would rather buy stuff at lower prices, so they go there. What would you have them do, artificially raise their prices? The "screwing over the vendor" thing is heresay at the moment, and not directly related to the monopoly argument anyway (if someone wants to complain about them screwing over their vendors, they should complain about them screwing over their vendors). Walmart aren't destroying the local competition because of dodgy practises. They are destroying them because they are larger and can afford to buy stuff cheaper. The smaller shops don't offer any particular service that Walmart doesn't, or if they do, people don't want to pay for it. That's capitalism for you. Complaining that Walmart is cheaper is like complaining that online stores are cheaper because they don't have to run a physical shop. (And, incidently, I'd say it's far easier to go through life never shopping at Walmart than it is to never use Windows.) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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