[ale] Microsoft wins again

[Geoffrey]

Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 07:56:36PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>I suppose everyone's heard, Microsoft has gotten off free with the 
>>latest judgement being accepted.
> 
> 
> 	I wouldn't QUITE say free.  Pretty damn EASY, yes.  Free, no.
> Damn expensive, quite frankly.  Future history will tell the tale
> of how easy, but free is definitely not an applicable word in any
> context.  ;-/=/

Free as in, the cost of the trial to Microsoft does not compare to the 
amount of money they have made because of their monopoly.  Basically, 
telling Microsoft that it's okay to use your monopoly to destroy other 
companies and extend your existing market.

So, it was no cost to Microsoft.  They paid a small price in the trial 
in comparison to the gains.

> 
> 
>>-- 
>>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> 
>>I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
>>to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> 
> 
> 
> 	Mike

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


---
This message has been sent through the ALE general discussion list.
See http://www.ale.org/mailing-lists.shtml for more info. Problems should be 
sent to listmaster at ale dot org.