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To: PJ Strifas who wrote (28899)	11/11/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Respond to of 42771

Hello PJ, > Will MSFT move to playing on a level playing field as well? I mean > their marketshare in the desktop arena is a VERY powerful > ADVANTAGE. I don't think they will have a choice ... will they? > My question then is - does MSFT's marketshare become a factor in > the definition of a "level playing field"? It already has ... right? If it had not, then we wouldn't be talking about creating a "level playing field" ... > Isn't this the crux of the argument? That MSFT's position in the > marketplace alters the "level playing field"? Of course ... again ... isn't this why we are all in agreement that things need to be leveled? We just don't seem to agree on how ... > We can't honestly expect this to be true when you have made your > point so effortlessly - every company has the right to defend their > product. What stops MSFT from changing underlying code to alter > (and harm) a competitors product? No ... every company has the right to improve their product ... > I think you've attached alot of energy and emotion combating us in > a verbal tug of war that centered on a very real principle that has > no bearing on the reality of what competing against a MSFT product > actually means. You lose me here ... I've written a lot ... and learned a bunch from a variety of people ... and continued to build on the foundations of my analysis and opinions ... but that's about it. As for "combating us" ... I'm not sure what you mean. I didn't realize that "you" had organized. You are determined to convince me that you truly understand the broad implications of your suggested solutions ... I am convinced that no one truly knows what will occur ... but years from now we'll all know how things played out ... Scott C. Lemon