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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?

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To: dumbmoney who wrote (8126)	5/28/1998 11:07:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Monopoly RE"If Microsoft must be regulated (and of course I don't think it should be) it would be far preferable to simply cap the price of Windows, rather than having doj lawyers designing software. Restricting what Microsoft can develop serves no purpose." The Microsoft you describe should not be regulated in any way. The Microsoft described by the DOJ is another mater. HR PS: If things go on unchecked, I envision Microsoft will eventually be offering Windows for free, or even incentiveising people to use it. Control of access to the internet should eventually become overwhelmingly profitable as the fees imposed on internet commerce and advertising mature. Folding-in software (ie, browsers, office suites, etc.) and eliminating the makers of such products is critical in preventing some other company's construction of a competing platform in the short or intermediate term. I would load the boat at todays PE if Microsoft were made exempt from the anti-trust laws. More than likely, Microsoft will not be allowed to grow its monopoly beyond some point, as yet to be determined. HR

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