I have to say, having read over the decision, the Court decision is a pretty
harsh loss for Microsoft given the hopes in the MS camp for complete
reversal. On substantive factual and most law, the Court found that
Microsoft had engaged in illegal actions to maintain its Microsoft monopoly
in
Nathan Newman wrote:
I have to say, having read over the decision, the Court decision is a pretty
harsh loss for Microsoft given the hopes in the MS camp for complete
reversal.
snip happens
But on the findings of fact that Microsoft committed illegal acts, the
decision was really
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From: ravi narayan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
could it be that (sinister tone) this whole thing is being orchestrated
towards a result that will be gained outside the courts? after microsoft
and gates present what many consider a weak defense (to the point of
lacking
Could anyone give me in a short one or two paragraph digest
a) what was Microsoft charged with;
b) what was it convicted of; and
c) what was the remedy proposed.
i.e. what sin against neoclassical orthodoxy did it transend.
Very simply, Microsoft was charged with being a monopoly and
That's easy. For years, Microsoft arrogantly neglected to contribute much
to either political party. So it was vulnerable. Few major corporations
ever make this error. Microsoft soon rectified its behavior.
On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 08:59:42PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Could anyone give
G'day Paul and Michael,
I'm either wholly wrong or teaching old pros how to suck eggs, but ...
That's easy. For years, Microsoft arrogantly neglected to contribute much
to either political party. So it was vulnerable. Few major corporations
ever make this error. Microsoft soon rectified its
To whom...,
And it doesn't matter a damn to the Microsoft market capitalization
that this software is being pirated because their fotune lies in the fact
that when they come out with their *next* program, people will have to buy it
and their competitors won't be able
Wojtek Sokolowski wrote
There is an article on antitrust legislation and its enforcement in
ther last issue of the Dollars and Sense. One view they menation is
that all this antitrust schmooze is a diversion from more serious
issues, such as publi/private ownership of key industries.
Michael Perelman wrote
The problem is twofold.
Tying the products is cheaper IF you want to buy all or most of the
products.
Sure, but the logic required to seamlessly look at the Internet as
part of your file system, which does much of the work of a browser
bar the user interface, seems
The problem is twofold.
Tying the products is cheaper IF you want to buy all or most of the
products.
The larger problem is that Microsoft wants to control the pipeline. It
wants to be able to collect something from all the transactions [including
the consumption of intellectual property].
At 07:34 AM 5/19/98 -0700, Ellen J. Dannin wrote:
Any comments on the microsoft antitrust suit from the list?
There is an article on antitrust legislation and its enforcement in ther
last issue of the Dollars and Sense. One view they menation is that all
this antitrust schmooze is a diversion
The best part is the story about the web site where you can get M$ to pay
you $200 to mention the company's product in your class.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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Sid Shniad wrote:
Subject: Microsoft trickery
Computer underground DigestSun Dec 21, 1997 Volume 9 : Issue
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Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:05:37 -0800
Well, personally, I'm using IBM's OS/2 Warp which is a better system than
Windows 95 and it's going to stay around. Paul Z.
On Wed, 6 Sep 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to me that you, and perhaps Microsoft, are
assuming that people with 286 and 386/486 without much memory
or hard drive space will upgrade their PCs to accomodate Windows
95. Without this very key and perhaps incorrect assumption,
On Wed, 6 Sep 1995, Fikret Ceyhun wrote:
Switch to macintosh and promote a small company that tries to exist in
the fringes for so long, and now it faces extinction with the marketing
power of MS.
I myself bought an Atari ST when it was a more advanced system
than the AT box
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