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To: AK2004 who wrote (65855)	12/17/2001 7:12:02 PM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) of 275872

Albert: that is pretty much equivalent to controlling standards, IMHO. I disagree quite strongly ;-). Take Microsoft as an example. Let's say the courts decided that MS had to give free and full access to the Windows standards and specifications, such that anyone could make a fully compatible product (not a clone, per say, since the competing OS could look and feel vastly different, and have different features integrated, various extensions etc). That would effectively remove Microsoft's monopoly, providing someone actually made a decent, compatible product. Controlling the standards would still give MS an advantage, but it wouldn't be enough for them to hold on to their monopoly. Take Intel&#133 Do you really consider them a monopoly? Or don't you consider them able to control the standards? (SSE, SSE2&#133) If player a controls the standards and player b does not have free access to those then player b is not a viable alternative. Controlling the standards does not mean that others do not have access to them. It might not be completely free, of course&#133 -fyo

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