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Norman,
Apple had an opportunity to compete with Microsoft but made the strategic
error not making there operating system availasble to software developers
wheras Microsoft did. The result was that Microsoft took over the market,
not because they wrere monopolistic, but because they made the right
business decision.The battle was fought and won where it should be , in the
marketplace. You are still free to buy a Mac you just don't have much choice
of software to run onit. As I see it, we have all benefited from that . PC'c
are still less expensive them Macs and perform just fine.
----- Original Message -----
From: Norman E. Phair <ericrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Howard Hopkins <hehohop@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <joe6964@xxxxxxxx>; <GREHERT@xxxxxxx>; <Proffittak@xxxxxxx>;
<chmeyer@xxxxxxxx>; <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: GEN: MS/JUSTICE DEPT RULING?
> 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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