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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator

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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (19259)5/18/1998 12:31:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
The problem with the DOJ's suggestion is that it shows that it is not attempting
to preserve "natural" competition in the free markets (which can mean that an ultimate winner
emerges) or the best interests of the consumer. What the DOJ is doing is acting as an agent of
the lobbying forces wielded by the N.O.I.S.E. consortium.


Perhaps the biggest problem I have with almost all of your arguments (when you stay on point), is that you tend to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Sure, some of the DOJ-proposed remedies dictate specific outcomes, and these should be avoided. But DOJ has proposed outcome-neutral options, but MSFT has steadfastly refused any and all of them. But the bulk of the DOJ actions seem to be geared more towards providing the possibility of real competition. Just because a small subset of the options the DOJ has provided dictate specific outcomes does not mean that the entire anti-trust case is improper.
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