If laggards like Netscape truly had a superior, commercially viable array of products, capital would have rushed to its door. That capital did not is no fault of Microsoft and no sign of coercion. Capitalist competition, despite all the derisive descriptions given it by critics such as vicious, cut-throat, is in fact voluntary and peaceful. Indeed, it entails a significant degree of cooperation and coordination among producers, suppliers and customers. This does not mean self-sacrifice.
Capitalist competition is certainly vigorous.
It is no tea party nor should it be. It's a competition of wits and abilities, not a battle of fists or weapons. This seemingly paradoxical union of competition and cooperation under capitalism may help you understand a crucial aspect in the persecution of Microsoft. We're all aware that it's a vigorous competitor. It must have been to be so successful.