Nader calls MS "uniquely ruthless" news.com
And Sal would say, "You got to love them for it".
I hereby cede leadership of the sacred order of the ilk to Ralph, he's a smart guy. In this interview, he addresses most of the usual Microsoft defenses in a direct and straightforward way. Old Charles "Rick" Rule gets mentioned too. Just one excerpt, everyone can read the rest, or not, as you see fit.
You said they are "uniquely" ruthless? You've used the word unique several times.
[Nader] It's the browbeating. It's extraordinary. When you see that kind of browbeating, that is a symptom of something much more aggressive in terms of structural retaliation. It's fascinating. Nobody can be bored by this. This is one of the most intricate, dynamic business strategies in multi directions in the history of the world. One can say, without exaggeration, it may be one of the most, short of the British Empire, in terms of its ambitions.
It's hard to say how exactly this is going to play out. It's not that they're going to control the nightly news, but they'll have so many tight oligopolistic alliances that what they say becomes more and more influential with those that deliver the news.
I don't know, paranoia seems the order of the day here, though for the moment, newswise, Bill seems to have overplayed his hand a bit. It is fascinating though, for sure.
Cheers, Dan. |
