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Date:      Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:21:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:      jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>
To:        J McKitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: M$ anti-trust case
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004171518220.85701-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000417183905.D27040@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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Today J McKitrick wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 10:22:56AM -0700, David Schwartz wrote:
> 
> > 	So now Netscape and Sun are the small guys?!?!?! The Microsoft anti-trust
> > case is not about big versus small.
> 
> Unfortunately, though the judge ruled M$ broke the law, many are arguing
> that M$ really hasn't hurt anyone but developers, and has helped consumers.
> Unfortunately, it appears that is the case.

Consumers were hurt, not helped, by being deprived of the quality
software those developers would have produced.  Instead they are
stuck with Bill's crap in a box.

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