Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:07:00 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org>, David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: angussf@geoapps.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Judge: "Gates Was Main Culprit" Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19991112090314.045a1a30@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911120610490.11475-100000@moo.sysabend.org> References: <000001bf2cd1$0f989c70$021d85d1@youwant.to>
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At 06:24 AM 11/12/1999 -0800, Jamie Bowden wrote: >On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, David Schwartz wrote: > >: >:> So? Most software companies aren't an OS monopoly using that position to >:> force their non OS products down the throats of the world. >: >: Yes, Microsoft is a monpoly in the Alice-in-Wonderland world where Netscape >:Navigator competes with Windows but Macintoshes don't. > >Reread the findings. Netscape does not compete with Windows, Netscape >attempted to compete with IE, This is not what the findings say. Judge Jackson says -- and he's correct -- that Netscape enabled the production of cross-platform software, thus threatening Microsoft's Windows monopoly. >You're high. It doesn't matter if there are other accompanying reasons. >Abuse of power is abuse of power. True. Jackson has also pointed out that Microsoft attempted to manipulate PC manufacturers and their markets by charging them different prices. This is a blatant violation of the Robinson-Patman act and could trigger serious penalties. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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