Microsoft<span> was </span>considered a monopoly in the late 90's because <span>there was effectively no other option than to use Windows, so Windows </span><span>had </span>monopoly market power, especially in the <span>"Business Operating System" market.</span>
<span>Microsoft could set prices for users, and dictate user's behavior.
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I am guessing culture, because your culture is your tradition and religion which are your beliefs and values.
The education or educational programs which helps us to get the required practical and theoretical knowledge is called professional education. If we are provided with professional education it helps us to improve the lifestyle of people. We get job according to our knowledge. Which means if we have got professional education it helps us to get better job which provides us with good amount of money. And if we provided with better money our standard of living becomes good.