On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, curious wrote:
> I was asking for a personal viewpoint.. not what the DOJ or a judge said..
Illegal is not an opinion -- illegal is a fact
morals and ethics can be debated..laws exist
> Ahhh I'm guessing VAlinux systems must have either signed the agreement or
> are going to blowup now.. and howabout that recent deal with a motherboard
> company and corel... now if a MS person wants to buy their motherboard..
> they have to deal with (I'm assuming I'll grant) paying for corel linux!
> ohh the agony.. must stop this evil company!
1. that wasn't the case two years ago, and in a large part came about
becaus eof increased scrutiny brought on by the DOJ case
2. learn some basic business theory...no one is accusing MS of blowing up
people (chris, usually you're much better at debating stuff...today you
are at a much lower level then I expect...*blowing up*??? )
> Hmm I would have figured you'd be happy that microsoft killed some of
> those evil protecting corporations... :) Sometimes you win in business..
> sometimes you loose..
<sigh>
> how so?
MS is not a government monopoly. Competition in those markets
(trains/postal) are limited to the government, rather than limited *by*
the government.
Vinnie
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