When will the persecution of MS *end*?!

[James Knott]

William Park wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 11:26:38PM -0500, DanG wrote:
> 
>>Somehow when a company owns 98% of the desktop OS market and leverages
>>that to distribute "free" software as a bundle with their OSes to take
>>out competition, I hardly call that a level playing field.  Do you
>>remember the browser wars with Netscape and the numerous other
>>companies who formed technology partnerships and got swallowed up?
> 
> 
> Netscape never had intention of going retail or competing with
> Microsoft.  Their goal was stock price.

Years ago, Netscape was giving away the browser and selling servers.
Sort of like a certain razor company.

> 
> 
>>I think these antitrust suits looks good on Microsoft and it's
>>monopoly practices. What they did to all those competitors is either
>>buy them out
> 
> 
> Microsoft bought, because the other side was selling.
> 
> 
>>or bundle them out or hide programming interfaces to
>>competitors because they had the financial resources and monopoly to
>>do so.
> 
> 
> Windows is owned Microsoft, not Microsoft's competitors.
> 
> 
>>I hope Real and the numerous states that are still filing
>>anti-trust suits in the US get a good whack of cash. We all know Bill
>>has enough for everyone, if he can give SCO cash then I say everyone
>>hold your hands out. :-)
> 
> 
> RealNetwork is like after-market car radio company that is suing GM
> because GM has the arrogance to put radio in all GM cars, thereby
> shutting out after-market radio companies.

Actually, that matter did go to court and the auto makers lost.

> 
> When will these commie diarrhoea end?
> 


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