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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
MSFT 483.03+0.5%Dec 5 9:30 AM EST
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To: Bearded One who wrote (9866)7/31/1998 3:12:00 PM
From: ToySoldier   of 74651
 
Bearded One,

This James guy has clearly been schooled in the MSFT School of Economy.

Rule #1 "Whatever rules put in place to promote competition do not pertain to MSFT".

Rule #2 "If MSFT is caught red-handed breaking the law - send out the minions to broadcast how unfair MSFT is being treated and picked on."

Rule #3 "If MSFT is caught red-handed breaking the law - try to confuse the public into thinking that the bad old oppressive government is wrong and poor innocent MSFT is right."

I dont think James is one to be taken too seriously. He is an expert at trying to implement Rule #3. Twist the anti-trust laws around to make them sound useless.

You are right Bearded One - there are thousands of other monopolies in the economy and the majority of the companies that have one abide by the rules. Most maintain a strong monopoly because they continue to innovate their products, keep them competitively priced, and market their monopoly effectively. Those that lose their monopoly have done so because one of these factors have been ignored.

Look at lost monoploies:
Hayse Modems - lost to pricing
Novell NetWare - lost to marketing
IBM PCs - lost to pricing and lack of innovation
Netscape - lost to unlawful MSFT practices

James wont understand this logic. It goes against his MSFT schooling.

Toy
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