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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (22617)5/30/1998 2:33:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Holly,

I must admit I would rather pay royalties to Bill Gates than taxes to Uncle Sam!

Netscape also is "giving away" their browser technology. They are competing nicely against Microsoft.

It also struck me in the House hearings that a bevy of competitors lined up to complain they could not compete and that MSFT is a monopoly, blah, blah, blah. If they can't compete and MSFT IS a monopoly, then where did all these competitors come from? It also struck me that real capitalism does not sanction businessmen who cannot compete against another company whining and mewling to a Big Brother to help them out.

Bill's tactics are very similar in many ways to the big automaker's tactics from the 1930s onwards. I don't see the DOJ going after them for that.

I'm afraid the real reason is that the government has determined that MSFT and Bill Gates are making too much money. Some in the government are afraid of Bill Gates. You see, it is alright to be successful in America, but not TOO successful. And it is alright to make profits -- but not TOO big a profit, or you will be slapped down.

A favorite I like from the government is "obscene profits". What is an obscene profit? When does a profit become obscene? Why has no one gone after the cosmetic industry with their mark-ups of 600% to 2,000% or the telecommunications industry where a domestic phone call, per minute, costs less than 1/10 of 1%?

Many now tout the cheapness of 10 cent per minute calling. . . what is the markup from a cost of 1/10 of a cent to 10 cents? An obscene profit?? Hmmmmmmm. . .

FT
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