美国政府是在微软的竞争对手施压下展开这场反垄断诉讼的。但保护消费者不同于保护竞争对手。要是微软输了这场官司,得益的将是这些竞争对手而未必是消费者。从微软案例看来,没有多少人注意到这一点。 The U.S. government started the antitrust lawsuit under the pressure of Microsoft’s competitors. But protecting consumers is different from protecting competitors. If Microsoft lost the lawsuit, the benefit will be these competitors rather than consumers. From the Microsoft case, not many people noticed this.