Also, companies shouldn't be able to go to lawmakers to get laws passed to the detriment of their competitors. However, legislators encourage that practice in return for campaign contributions. There's no evidence that Microsoft has committed any of these despicable acts to capture their competitors' customers. After all, Microsoft is as profitable as it is because customers like you and me voluntary chose its product. Microsoft, unlike Congress, has no power to coerce.
Many people think monopoly is evil by definition.
Monopoly practices are not inherently evil. For example, I hold a monopoly on the affections of Mrs. Williams. She holds a monopoly on mine. Read the Ten Commandments. That sounds like a monopoly to me.