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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (17956)	3/6/1998 10:26:00 PM
From: Thure Meyer	Read Replies (1) of 24154

Reginald, I enjoy how you refer to the "Market" in biblical language. "What the Market giveth.." and so on. I also enjoy how you shift the ground of the discussion constantly when you can't come up with a good answer. E.g., never answering my reply to your nonsense equating browsers with PC sales, and refusing to address the monopoly question. As to why a particular technology set can grow despite being inferior, that's easy. Look at QWERTY typewriters and other examples. Its simply a matter of path dependence and a phenomenon known as "lock in" where the costs/benefit analysis doesn't allow a transition to another market equilibrium or standard at that point in time. It has nothing to do with good or evil (but then I forgot you like biblical settings), however it is precisely the condition that can lead to a monopoly condition in the marketplace. And that is what this discussion is about. Let me ask you. Should a monopoly be governed by a different set of rules? Yes or No. Does Microsoft have a monopoly on the desktop? Thure

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