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To: Dan3 who wrote (82090)	12/5/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573682

Re: "Anti-trust can occur in the absence of monopoly, and monopoly is irrelevant to extortion. And since these parts are crossing state lines, cases can be brought in Federal court, on the basis of interference with interstate commerce (gives the plaintiff some control over venue, which can be an important advantage)." Thanks for the info but it looks to me like supposition and conjecture but no facts to support the claims of the conspiracy theorists. I would like to know how, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, Intel's offer of price reductions to Gateway or Dell or anyone else for that matter in exchange for exclusivity, differs from McDonalds use of only one Cola. Is Coke extorting McDonalds? Does this trigger the RICO act? Is it only the less than 2/3s market share that keeps Coke executives out of the slammer? EP