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To: BGR who wrote (73943)	11/5/1999 9:04:00 PM
From: BGR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

I am still under the influence of Luc's BS! Ho ho ho! Hey, how come no razor sharp Mythster is pointing out to Luc that when monopoly ends, prices go down and not up? Or is the Justice Department conspiring to raise software costs for the consumers!!!!???? Ho ho ho!

To: BGR who wrote (73943)	11/5/1999 10:36:00 PM
From: Ken98	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

BGR, everyone is WRONGLY focusing on the break-up element of the antitrust cast against softie - the antitrust laws which MSFT was just found guilty of violating are BOTH civil AND criminal. By focusing only on the breakup aspects of a remedy, talking heads are ignoring the criminal / punitive nature of the antitrust laws in addition to their civil component. As punitive statutes, the antitrust laws are designed to PUNISH past illegal conduct in addition to stopping future conduct. The punishment element of these statutes includes forcing the violator to puke up (disgorge in legalese) the "ill-gotten" profits of the monopoly. And in certain instances the violator has to pay TRIPLE damages. I have not heard a single commentator focus on this element of the case - the fact that MSFT is now exposed to monetary damages in the BILLIONS of dollars! Don't you think that every two-bit plaintiff's lawyer (sorry Cobalt, not directed at you) and AG are going to come after MSFT for damages claims now? MSFT deserves to pay mightily for their illegal actions and I hope they do. And a little tidbit - this judge's findings of fact will be binding on MSFT in a future state court lawsuit (and are almost impossible to overturn on appeal). Easy pickings. I have not looked at the whole opinion yet, but I will over the weekend. From what I have seen so far it is VERY favorable to the government. Have a good weekend, Ken.

To: BGR who wrote (73943)	11/5/1999 10:55:00 PM
From: Siddhartha Gautama	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

A bunch of small MSFTs will make software enormously more competitive and thus raise costs. This is very bad for the stock, imo. Lets read that statement again. Could it mean "raise costs for the baby Bills" ?

To: BGR who wrote (73943)	11/5/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Lucretius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

f*cking moron.... costs will rise for the software companies themselves due to increased competition requiring more R&D and higher salaries fro creative talent, more advertising, etc... not higher prices for the end product. That's the whole point, margins will be squeezed. Do i have to spell everything out for you??? Good grief, why is it all the bulls that appear on this thread are complete idiots? DO NOT POST TO ME AGAIN. i will nto waste my time in responding.