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To: rudedog who wrote (40843)	4/4/2000 4:15:00 PM
From: William C. Spaulding	Read Replies (1) of 74651

I thought the discounts only applied to the operating system. I'll check on that. It's true, I don't really know what the exact agreement was between the OEMs and Microsoft (since they were kept secret! I wonder why!). In any case, if the OEMs did get a large discount by taking all of Microsoft's products for every machine sold, then it still has the same effect as predatory pricing. The whole point to antitrust laws is to promote competition, which in turn, promotes innovation and lower prices. Is there anyone here at all who really believes that there is any competition that would cause Microsoft to even consider lowering their prices. I can't honestly believe that there is anyone here that really believes that. It's just too obvious.

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