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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?

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To: Hal Rubel who wrote (6803)	5/9/1998 8:44:00 PM
From: dumbmoney	of 74651

The effect of excluding all browser competition from unprejudiced access to virtually all computers on the planet would be to create an artificial monopoly to eliminate the existence of browser competition WITHOUT ever having to compete against any other browser in the market place. Which is totally false, of course. Microsoft hasn't done anything wrong. Internet support belongs in the OS. Recent versions of IE have gained in popularity because they are good programs. The advantage of having the browser on the same CD as the OS is no different from the advantage that AOL has by sending out free CDs, or the marketing and branding advantage of any well-capitalized company that can afford to advertise heavily. Should we make mailing out free CDs illegal? Should it be illegal to advertise software on TV? Maybe we should force TV stations to give Netscape free air time. Oh yeah, it should be illegal to write free software too (oops, except for Netscape, I mean). Every competitive act is anti-competitive. Competition is tha act of trying to wipe out competition.

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