Thanks for your $.02 Larry. Who can resist great products at reasonable prices? Especially when the price is even less that $.02? Free Forever! Sadly, somebody once told me nothing in life is free.
So, wanna take a crack at this one?
Once it determines that a new company is a threat, Microsoft can deploy its integration strategy with a vengeance. In September 1995, Paul Maritz, the executive in charge of Microsoft's operating-system business, met with executives of Intel Corp., the leading microchip maker. It was a month after Netscape had sold shares to the public and the Internet start-up was suddenly a hot company.
When the discussion turned to Netscape, one Intel executive, who asked not to be identified, recalled Maritz saying: "We are going to cut off their air supply. Everything they're selling, we're going to give away for free." (from nytimes.com
Your explaination is eagerly awaited. Meanwhile, my interpretation leads me to do a little chant. Sherman, Sherman, Sherman, Sherman.
Cheers, Dan.
P.S. How 'bout dem Boys? |
