On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Andy Sy wrote: > > Netscape ins't the issue. It's Micro$oft's monopolistic practices. > > Ok... and the question is did its bundling of IE with Windows constitute > a monopolistic practice or was it part of the natural process of adding > value to its product?
I think the courts have decided Andy. That's why M$ had to unbundle IE. > Back then we felt that bundling a browser with an OS was unnecessary, MS > argued otherwise and we didn't agree with them, but today no one considers > an OS complete if it doesn't come without a browser (just like for a text > editor and, in *nixheads' cases, a compiler). Apparently, MS saw further > than most of us did... M$ did more than jusat bundle it. They made it an integral part of Windows. That's why it was a monopolistic practice. M$ saw further than us alright. Thgey saw it wasa good way to stick it to their competitors! M$ has been using unfair monopolitiswc practices for quite a while. That's why the EU fined them. Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with the news. That for most rational people is reasonable cause not to trust M$. God bless! -- Please visit the Prolife Philippines website: http://www.prolife.org.ph --[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED] Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, Inc. "Affordable Access for All" --[Open Minds Philippines]-----------[http://openminds.linux.org.ph]-- -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
