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Nov 26 3:59 PM EST

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To: SunSpot who wrote (39866)	3/26/2000 8:04:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Sunspot, re "Viewing source-code does not help anybody, unless they may copy it and sell modified versions without paying licenses to MSFT." If access to source code doesn't help anybody, then why would MSFT have offered it up? Presumably, the DOJ has whined about that issue. As for "copying and selling modified versions", get real. This isn't a looting party. As you may be aware, John D. Rockefeller wasn't required to start giving away gasoline for free when Standard Oil was broken up. As for "Unbundling IE 5.0 is only effective, if: 1) It isn't distributed with Windows. 2) No HTML COM components are included with Windows. This includes the HTML help system and HTML support used in Microsoft Office. How much is Office worth without HTML support?" Sorry, but you totally lost me there. You seem fixated on punishment and a "taking and crippling" type of solution. I presume you are in the SUNW camp?

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