▁and ▁effectively ▁used ▁co erc ion ▁( including ▁murder ) ▁to ▁imp ose ▁bar riers ▁to ▁entry ▁to ▁his ▁compet itors . ▁However , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁relevant ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁government ▁was ▁interven ing ▁in ▁the ▁alco hol ▁industry ▁by ▁making ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁sales ▁illegal ▁and ▁arrest ing ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁thereby ▁en abling ▁un n atur ally ▁high ▁prof its , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁providing ▁the ▁usual ▁service ▁of ▁enfor cing ▁trade ▁contract s ; ▁like wise , ▁some ▁cor rupt ▁public ▁officials ▁derived ▁rent - like ▁profit ▁from ▁b rib es ▁that ▁ens ured ▁that ▁Cap one ▁would ▁receive ▁prefer ential ▁treatment ▁against ▁potential ▁compet itors . ▁ ▁Ant it rust ▁There ▁are ▁examples ▁in ▁history ▁where ▁a ▁firm ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁government - gr anted ▁mon opol y ▁is ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol y , ▁and ▁ant it rust ▁action ▁has ▁been ▁initi ated ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁perce ived ▁problem . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁v . ▁Microsoft ▁ ▁The ▁Pla int iff ' s ▁F inding ▁of ▁Fact ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Microsoft ▁" co er ced " ▁Apple ▁Computer ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁contract s ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁competition . ▁ ▁Eric ▁Raymond , ▁an ▁author ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Source ▁In iti ative , ▁says ▁" The ▁thing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁somehow ▁missed ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁courts ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁find ings