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Why MS 'Ruling' Is Dangerous | |
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| Time: 10:35 EST/15:35 GMT | News Source: Wired | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Has Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly helped set the stage for a computing disaster of unprecedented magnitude? She's not the only culprit involved, but her ruling affirming the Justice Department antitrust deal with Microsoft may have devastating results that we'll all come to regret. Regardless of the judge, anyone who seriously thought Bill Gates would ultimately get more than a slap on the hand probably also believes in the tooth fairy and trickle-down economics. But let's set aside the core money issues of the case and think about a different aspect of Microsoft's overwhelming dominance of the PC world -- the potential for a computing-related Armageddon buried within the proprietary code of Microsoft software. | ||
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| #26 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/11/2002 5:18:57 PM |
| That's rather odd logic, moore. Microsoft's competitors are also big business. Granted they aren't as big as Microsoft, but they are still big. |
| #27 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/11/2002 5:28:38 PM |
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BobSmith - I was trying to think of something good as opposed to mondays? :)
mooresa56 - I would be delighted to hear your explanation based on liberal conspiracies going after BIG BUSINESS detailing the relationship of Orrin Hatch, Kenneth Starr, Robert Bork and President Clinton all coming together for a giant lovefest. Here's an alternative theory, along the lines of RMD's answer. They were listening to Microsoft's competitors? Keeping in mind now that Hatch comes from Utah, home of Novell and WordPerfect. Starr and Bork worked for ProComp which takes funding from Oracle, Sun, AOL, etc. To be perfectly honest, when the lawsuit started the competitors had a better argument. The mistake that was made was overreaching beyond the argument that was made. That's what the appeals court struck down. |
| #28 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/11/2002 5:36:58 PM |
| I was wondering if you were making a gay/lesbian coolition connection when you used the rainbow. As for the puppy, i was just lost on that. Well in light of your explanation, I guess I was lost on both counts. ;-) |
| #29 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/11/2002 5:39:03 PM |
| We Utahans (the ones that don't work for Novell, anyway) are ashamed of Orin Hatch! |
| #30 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/11/2002 6:06:17 PM |
| BobSmith, Microsoft is the SYMBOL of big business. Don't you realize that? Its all about SYMBOLISM with liberals. |
| #31 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/11/2002 6:36:07 PM |
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mooresa56 - "Its all about SYMBOLISM with liberals. "
And it's all about blame and victimization for conservatives? |
| #32 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/11/2002 7:00:54 PM |
| No, blue, it is about unsubstantiated generalizations. Duh! :-) |
| #33 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 11/11/2002 8:49:36 PM |
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Oh yeah... That definately makes more sense, Bob. :-)
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| #34 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/12/2002 10:13:43 AM |
| theCoach - I have, and you're right. But pubs don't like talking about that, it makes them feel bad... so let's drop it. :) |
| #35 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/12/2002 10:41:49 AM |
| Considering it began before he was in office, I think you're just as inaccurate as the moore and the others are to say that. |
| #36 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/12/2002 12:18:56 PM |
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In actuality, every time it gets close to Bush enacting his policies, the stock market surges.
When Gore looked like he was going to win, the market sank, when Bush won the election, the market surged. When Bush announced his plans for a tax cut, the market surged. When the Democrats wittled it down to nothing, the market sank. When the Republicans regained the house and senate, the market surged. From the market's point of view, historically: Republicans = good Democrats = bad As for those saying that MS doesn't have enough power to influence the economy, that wasn't my original point. My point was that MS was one of the leaders in the technology industry (stock market-wise) and when everyone saw that no business was safe from Government agression, the faith in the market (which is what our market is, it's faith-based. You have to have faith that the market will grow to invest your money in it) was severly stricken, which caused people to rethink their positions in over-inflated stocks. So, yes, MS was just a big 10 ton weight on the camel's back, but it was going to break eventually. My point was that it should've broken because of normal reasons, not because the government decided it was going to break it. |
| #37 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/12/2002 2:53:21 PM |
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FinancialWiz, why do every one of your posts include the phrase "Anybody who believes that is a completely ignorant of the market and economics."? Just because you chose your handle, doesn't make you a real wiz. You got any credentials you can share?
sodablue, up to the old Clinton technique of "If I smell, I wont deny it. Instead, I'll just accuse you of smelling first". |
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