To defend a claim of monopolization, it is generally required to show that the alleged monopolist enjoys protection from competition through barriers to entry.
Additionally, to defend a claim of monopolization, it is generally required to show that the alleged monopolist enjoys protection from competition through barriers to entry.
New products can be brought out when the risk of not developing them is high, for example, if a competitor is making similar developments, markets are shrinking or the monopolist wants to destroy the competition.
When, as in the Microsoft case, a monopolist's conduct seems to be chilling innovation in markets in which the competition is largely defined by innovation, the argument for antitrust intervention is compelling.