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| Time: 10:58 EST/15:58 GMT | News Source: Washington Post | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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ANYONE WHO HAS watched Microsoft Corp.'s anti-competitive behavior in recent years is bound to feel some nervousness about U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's endorsement of the Justice Department's antitrust settlement with the software giant. Microsoft has a monopoly in the market for desktop operating systems, and, as demonstrated throughout this case, it has abused its power in that market. The Justice Department took a significant risk in settling the case as it did; the future restraints it has garnered on Microsoft's conduct could well prove inadequate to the task of ensuring a competitive software industry. A few years from now, Judge Kollar-Kotelly's rejection of pleas by state attorneys general to impose further sanctions will look like a foolishly missed opportunity if Microsoft proceeds to gobble up still more nascent markets -- as it did the market for Internet browsers -- that pose challenges to the dominance of Windows. | ||
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| #1 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/6/2002 12:19:55 PM |
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Wow, the Microsoft ruling and Republican victories all withing a week. If the sky gets any bluer and the birds chirp any louder...
Fredzilla, please realize that by taking Tuckers "innovations"... and applying them to all cars... that the consumer won. In the same way, consumers win every time MS adds a feature to the OS... at a reduced price every time. |
| #2 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 11/6/2002 12:44:21 PM |
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And let it be known as "The Kotelly-Effect" so she never forgets it was her that caused it.
TL |
| #3 By 1643 (65.164.200.219) at 11/6/2002 1:09:33 PM |
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FinancialWiz,
Is that the interest rates rising due to the lack of a recession? Then indeed, Yipeee! Humor |
| #4 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/6/2002 1:30:31 PM |
| FW, does that mean that our Republican president is responsible for them being the lowest in 40 years too? |
| #5 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/6/2002 1:34:30 PM |
| TL, Thank Goodness for the "Kotelly Effect". I've grown quite tired of the "Microsoft is of the devil and the law agrees with me" effect. |
| #6 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/6/2002 2:13:55 PM |
| FinancialWiz, in a way... I hope mortgage rates go up. It means the economy is healthier AND it'll raise the rates of other debt instruments. In other words, those of us who would like to invest in CDs, or other rate-influenced investments... will get a better rate. |
| #7 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/6/2002 2:32:51 PM |
| FED cut rates 1/2 a point today. |
| #8 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 11/6/2002 3:12:29 PM |
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HALF a point. My goodness :) That'll help the equity loan account :)
TL |
| #9 By 1896 (208.61.156.221) at 11/6/2002 3:28:29 PM |
| Half of a point is really a lot, especially when the rate is already so low. I am definately worried about what is coming. |
| #10 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/6/2002 5:18:29 PM |
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mhfm/mooresa56 - So now that the Republicans have taken over more Democratic issues in order to win, how does that make you feel?
FinancialWiz - Holy cakehole! Half a point? I work in the Mortgage industry. The low interest rates have been a tremendous boon to our bottom line, plus they've spurred a lot of growth in the housing market. These areas are just about the only growth left in our economy to counter other losses. If they go downhill as well, recovery will be a long ways away. |
| #11 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/6/2002 6:17:18 PM |
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I love it when liberals talk about "tax cuts for the rich". I makes me all giddy inside because they are still living in some far off and old time.
The seem to forget that 1% of the people in this country pay something like 40-50% of the taxes, so ANY TAX CUT will benefit the rich. And why shouldn't it? Poor people don't pay taxes, so you can't give them a tax break. Well, you could, but it'd be a 0% tax break and no effect on anything. You could give a middle class tax cut. As a matter of fact, every tax cut Republicans give benefit the middle class and the rich. It benefits the middle class to relieve the huge burden the Democrats have slapped on them with Welfare, Social Security and every other social program, and then it rewards the rich for contributing so much to this country. Liberals are so touchy-feely and emotional that they never stop to think about logic or common sense. You seem to forget that the rich are what make this country great and get the wheels turning. If it weren't for rich people, where would be? No major corporations to employ the masses, not enough goods to meet the public's demand, we'd all be poor and 3rd world, is that what you'd prefer. I guess the liberal motto is "Everyone miserable equally", so I guess that's what you do want. It's conservatives that made this country great, please don't try to ruin it any further than you have already. |
| #12 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/6/2002 6:20:27 PM |
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#21: Actually, the economy grew 3% last quarter.
As for the people who think the DOJ settlement was a bad thing, let me remind you that the downfall of the economy was started when the DOJ announced it's persecution, I mean prosecution of Microsoft. The NASDAQ tanked that day and weakly recovered, and then it was all down hill from there. It broke the confidence in the technology market. Everyone realized that, under the liberal Clinton machine, anyone who is successful will be slapped down, so no one had reason to be successful. You'll also note that the 1st quarter of the actual recession we're was Q3 or Q4 1999 which was under Clinton's watch, not Bush. Bush walked into a Democrat wasteland just like Regan did in 1980 after Carter/Mondale got done raping the country and whose only contribution to American history was the "Misery Index." -d |
| #13 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/6/2002 6:29:49 PM |
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daz - The US debt is $6 trillion. It goes up about $1 billion a day now that we're back into the deficit spending mode.
My share of it is around $22,000. I'm going to have to refinance my house to pay for it. Your share is $22,000. How much larger is your pay check, and is the $10 now worth the $22,000 later? |
| #14 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/6/2002 6:30:23 PM |
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sodablue - "So now that the Republicans have taken over more Democratic issues in order to win, how does that make you feel?"
Can you please restate the question? And please phrase it in a way that hides your scorn, frustration, and envy. |
| #15 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/6/2002 6:33:55 PM |
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sodablue - why the sudden interest in the debt? You demos have been in power for years, and done jack squat about the problem. SOMEHOW, your logic leads you to think that spending MORE money on government will somehow lower the debt.
Democrats are just frustrated that the Republicans made history by controlling the White House, House, and Senate all at once... and doing so at a mid-term election. AMAZING. |
| #16 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/6/2002 10:40:30 PM |
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#24: The problem is not tax cuts as the Democrats would have you believe. The problem is spending. If we have deficit spending, it's because of all the government entitlement programs.
When Republicans spend into deficit, it's either to win the cold war over the Soviets, or to help protect America from terrorists. When Democrats spend, it's to help keep poor people poor, Black people thinking that they're being held down, and encouraging people not to get rich or work. |
| #17 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/6/2002 10:50:07 PM |
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#26: People are finally understand that the Democrats offer little and take much. They didn't bring up one major issue this whole campaign. It was all about how evil the Repubs are and how they'll take everything away.
Well, people have heard that from the Dems before, but now there's no Newt Gingrich to pigeon hole and people realize the Dems just lie about everything. They saw how the activist bought-and-paid-for judges in the New Jersey Supreme Court COMPLETELY threw out the obvious and clearly-stated law, thus disenfranchising the entire NJ legislature and all their constituents. They saw how vile the Democrats were when they danced on Wellstone's grave in Minnesota, and they just can't stand it anymore. They saw how little got accomplished with Daschle doing nothing in the Senate and blocking everything the President did. It's good that maybe something will get done now. We'll have real Federal Judges that don't legislate from the bench, we'll have real Homeland security, we'll have security agents that aren't in a union and prevented from being fired, we'll have real tax cuts and reduction in federal spending (possibly, the Democrat Damage may have already been done), and maybe even some laws that prevent third-trimester partial-birth abortions, require parental notification, etc so there is at least SOME responsibility and accountability applied to abortions, rather than the "have-sex-as-much-as-you-like-without-any-consequences-because-the-government-will-pay-for-everything" liberal attitude. |
| #18 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/7/2002 9:52:04 AM |
| BAM! |
| #19 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/7/2002 10:36:56 AM |
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mooresa56 - Scorn and envy? Why was I chuckling when I wrote that?
"why the sudden interest in the debt?" Sudden, it's been my primary concern for 15 years, at least. "You demos have been in power for years, and done jack squat about the problem." Huh? The democrats weren't in power until '93, they then used to the opportunity to setup a fiscally sound budget and taxation system. That resulted in a balanced budget and surplusses used to pay down the debt. We didn't go back into deficit spending until the Bush tax cut. |
| #20 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/7/2002 10:45:29 AM |
| This comment has been removed due to a violation of the Active Network Terms of Use. |
| #21 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/7/2002 10:46:36 AM |
| Either Activewin starts employing a way to ignore users, or I'm going to stop wasting my time coming here. |
| #22 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/7/2002 2:28:46 PM |
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Seems I touched a nerve with Sodablue. Sodajerk, you've been looking for a way to break blue. I think you have it now.
Sodablue, who do you want to ignore? Me? You do realize that you'll also need to ignore your tv, because the news is going to report on the Demos losing Congress for quite a while yet. This post was edited by mooresa56 on Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 14:34. |
| #23 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/7/2002 2:37:42 PM |
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Wiz, the US economy is a big thing and doesn't turn on a dime. Typically, the Repubs clean things up and the ship starts to change path about the time the Demo takes office. Of course the Demo politely takes credit for this.
The inverse holds to the pattern as well. Demos demolish recent progress and it takes a few years to affect the economy... about the time a Repub gets in office. Wiz, just as a huge company like msft cant IMMEDIATELY make/break the economy (I remember you preaching this last week)... neither can a President. But give them time, and the changes are apparent. |
| #24 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/7/2002 11:10:13 PM |
| How 'bout a little compassion rather than rudeness, moore. It wasn't the fact that the GOP now has control of congress, it was the way a man's funeral was mocked. That's just plain low. |
| #25 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/8/2002 3:16:56 PM |
| BobSmith, did I miss something? Are you saying I mocked a funeral? I have no idea what you are talking about. PLEASE tell me. |
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