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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (32239)	11/6/1999 12:52:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Actually places like UK, Australia and possibly Germany would also feel threatened by such a powerful company. That is what all this is about "big government" proponents trying to show that they are still in charge JFD, These countries would have felt threatened if they were only serving the domestic market. Then they would take action. However, if a UK or German company had the global dominance of a Microsoft, they would be very proud and not want to mess things up. I bet even a somewhat socialist European goverment would not have gone after MSFT if it was based there. Only in America!

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (32239)	11/6/1999 1:02:00 PM
From: Moneysmith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

re:"governments in charge" any company that turns to the government for redress against an unfair,bigger competitor is obviously lacking something.History is full of examples of why governments should stay out of the free enterprise system..they can tax but they should not direct or try to model competition. If you look closely, the market is taking care of Microsoft's monopoly all by itself (Linux; ASP's; the internet.) If we did nothing at all, Microsoft's competitors will continue to win market share; new technologies will emerge and the playing field will become level indeed. If you want to see what a heavily regulated business environment can accomplish look no further than Canada and then compare its GDP growth to that of the USA..no contest. As a Canadian, I would say to the DOJ "if it ain't broke don't fix it" Unfortunately they are not listening to me or anyone else.