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A. Listen and answer the following question.
1. What is the main topic of the conversation?
a competition between Mac and Microsoft
computer products
monopolistic businesses like Microsoft
none of the above
B. Listen again and answer the following questions.
2. Why has Microsoft been criticized of monopolistic practices?
People are required to buy and use Microsoft products to use other computer
products.
Microsoft does not use the “tying” strategy.
A significant number of people are starting to buy MacBooks.
all of the above
3. What is a characteristic of a monopolistic business?
very little competition
low prices
various products
perfect competition
C. Listen and write down the following question. Then choose
the best answer.
4.
Sales will go up.
Tying will increase.
Prices will go down.
The number of businesses will decrease.
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