Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 01:05:13 GMT From: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly) To: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> Cc: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why we should support Microsoft... Message-ID: <3561d69c.198654393@mail.cetlink.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518145641.4694D-100000@altrox.atipa.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518145641.4694D-100000@altrox.atipa.com>
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On Mon, 18 May 1998 15:02:56 -0600 (MDT), Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> wrote: > Jan B. Koum said: >> This is about monopoly. Go read some history with the following >> keywords: Standard Oil, AT&T. Monopoly is bad for economy. Not necessarily. Cisco has achieved 80% monopoly in the Internet router market, but without using illegal tying contracts and other practices prohibited by the antitrust laws. As long as they act lawfully while creating a monopoly, the law does not judge it as bad. > Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> said: >> Those are commodities that influence the basic needs of people (heat, >> elctricity, telephones), and not what OS they use to play Quake. If we >> open the door to this kind of government support, expect a clipper chip >> inside your phone very shortly. An OS which drives net commerce is quickly becoming a basic need. Microsoft, OTOH, has acted unlawfully. Tying contracts, exclusive dealing, and other bad practices, not to mention shoddy products, are their standard operating procedure. Therefore, the law judges them as bad, deserving of severe punishment, up to and including destruction. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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