So did you think M$ was a monopoly prior to the official court ruling saying they were? Or did you just say, "I haven't a clue if they are a monopoly, as that's up to the authorities on a case-by-case basis."
I find that hard to believe you'd say such a thing.
We're getting into two different things: opinion and legality. For things like this, I tend to think in terms of legality. Prior to the ruling, Microsoft was an alleged monopolist.