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To: TigerPaw who wrote (8707)	4/12/2002 10:11:08 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) of 21057

I'd prefer to set a high bar against government involvement. Not only because I am fairly libertarian and want to maximize personal freedom but also because often bringing the government in messes things up even more then if the government was not involved. OTOH there are some things that do need to be taken care of that cannot reasonably be done by anyone besides the government. Microsoft is private custodian over software interfaces, a common resource, but they are less concerned with the common welfare than would be a regulator ultimately bound by elections. Microsoft at least has to deal with the market. If they go far enough away from what people want for long enough they can actually lose their position. A government regulator of software interfaces would be unlikely to do a better job IMO. Also if you really don't like MS there are alternatives even if being out of the main stream means you have to do a little more work. If you don't like the government's decision you are probably stuck. You can vote and lobby of course but so can those who like whatever interface you dislike. Tim

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