Wild Palms Sure had it right.

Some of you seem to be forgetting... It has been demonstrated that Microsoft has something called a "monopoly" in operating systems and office software. When Microsoft uses cash reserves obtained from this monopoly to manipulate new, developing, or emerging markets, it could be deemed anticompetitive behaviour. To be clear, I don't think we're talking about the usual attempts to round up some support for a standard here... This seems to be going much further, not dissimilar to their recent attempts to get the new office XML format forced through ISO standardisation by stuffing the approval body with cronies. Microsoft are actually throwing large sums directly to studios in order to get the releases out on HD-DVD. I really find it difficult to believe that they can still get away with this sort of rubbish, and even more surprised that people don't really see it for what it really is!