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Date:      Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:07:49 -0600 (MDT)
From:      ML Duke <mlduke@concentric.net>
To:        David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>
Cc:        Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Microsoft bashers
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10108271505530.379-100000@mlduke.concentric.net>
In-Reply-To: <3B8AB76C.B6246BB0@acuson.com>

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On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, David Johnson wrote:

>Someone wrote
> > 
> > > > > antitrust laws were written.  Any economic prof will tell you that in a
> > > > > purely capitalistic system, that ultimately all global markets will
> > > > > collapse into monopolies.  A system of monopolies is the normal end result
> > > > > state of a pure free market.

ML Duke wrote:
> > Nonsense. Monopolies can only exist in the presence of a collectivist
> > system of government that accepts bribes to pass laws that suppress
> > competition -- exactly the situation today.
> 
> Oh man We are really off topic now, aren't we?

I rather agree. But there it was -- foolishness demanding
an answer. Couldn't help myself :))

Sorry 'bout that.

ML Duke 


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