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Gary
Congratulations on a great answer. I have a Mac so I
can not appreciate all of the problems that PC users
run into. I have a friend who switched from a PC to a
Mac and he said he will never go back. He is a
paralegal and uses a PC 6-8 hours a day. He is forced
to use a PC because most all businesses use PC's.
He is continually complaining about different problems
that he encounters with the PC. Maybe if Mac had
obtained a larger share of the market, MSFT would have
had an ever better product. Gates had admitted that
computers are not easy to use. I wonder why?
Bringing out an improved version every two years is almost
a guaranty of future profits, especially since you
have the only product. Who would not like to have
a business like that. Can anyone name any other
business out there that has that advantage? If we had
a competitive market I think we all know that computers
would be a lot easier to use. If we had one petroleum
corporation, what would the price of gas be? You do
not have to be a Philadelphia lawyer to see that MSFT
has a monopoly. Monopolies control prices and
distribution and everything else that goes with them.
I fail
to comprehend how anyone can disagree with the
governments ruling. If anything it was too long in
coming.
Norman E.
Howard Hopkins wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> You think it's funny that the government is stepping in and forcing it's
> will into the free market?????? I think it's scary!!
>
> Windows may not be the best OS around, but MSFT has certainly kept it
> affordable. A true monopoly could charge whatever they want because of
> inelastic demand.
>
> Question: Where would we be as a networked society, if in 1980 AAPL has
> opened up there OS? Would AAPL be the one under persecution/prosecution?
> What if MSFT hadn't controlled the OS market and there were 5 or more OS in
> the beginning each with equal market share of pc's OS? A simple unified OS
> brought about the proliferation of the PC onto almost everyone's desktop.
>
> I beleive without MSFT's dominance we would be years behind where we are
> now. Bill Gates "ruthless greed" should be applauded not punished but if it
> is to be punished it should be by the free markets, not Janet Reno's
> hinchman.
>
> Just my thoughts,
> Howard
>
> >From: Joe Frabosilio <joe6964@xxxxxxxx>
> >To: GREHERT@xxxxxxx
> >CC: Proffittak@xxxxxxx, chmeyer@xxxxxxxx, realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: GEN: MS/JUSTICE DEPT RULING?
> >Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 07:43:47 -0600
> >
> >Sorry Jerry,
> >
> >I got a little missed guided there. Spread a little panic, no I just think
> >it
> >funny that MSFT finally got hit in the face. Got to do some more research.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Joe Frabosilio
> >
> >GREHERT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Now aren't we missing the prices of the 7 baby bells that resulted from
> >the
> > > break up.
> > >
> > > Are you trying to spread a little panic?
> > >
> > > Jerry Rehert
> >
>
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