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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (40164)	3/29/2000 9:11:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Respond to of 74651

There is nothing to accept, MSFT will get the deal it needs, the stock price will rise. The government will continue to pander to OPEC. Regards,

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (40164)	3/29/2000 9:20:00 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

There seems to be a lot of posters here who are having a hard time accepting that the mess that Microsoft is in is real, much less justified under a well thought set of rules already in place when certain "indescretions" took place. Most of these so called "indescretions" are only illegal if MSFT is a monopoly. Was there a definitive legal ruling several years ago that MSFT was a monopoly and that now must follow a different set of rules? Or does the government now decide that MSFT is a monopoly and "ex post facto" broke the rules and must be punished. lurking... lurqer

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (40164)	3/29/2000 9:51:00 PM
From: Michael Do	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

>Message #40164 from Hal Rubel at Mar 29 2000 8:49PM Microsoft There seems to be a lot of posters here who are having a hard time accepting that the mess that Microsoft is in is real, much less justified under a well thought set of rules already in place when certain "indescretions" took place. Chairman Gates knew, or should have known, what the rules of engagement were before he committed the firm's fortunes on the path he did. Gate's stepping down from the day to day running of the company may in fact be guilty acknowledgement of this fact brought forcefully to his attention by fellow board members. History may never know. In any event, whinning that the world has treated Microsoft arbitrarilly is not relevant. Blaming it on Liberals or Conservatives just won't wash. The rules broken are ancient and time honored in our country, having come from the much more conservative era of the late 19th & early 20th century. (In fact, no one on this board even disputes the fact that the anti-trust laws were designed as pro-business legislation.) So, here we are in the real world asking how high will Microsoft fly. Hal PS: With respect to philosophical agendas: I am sure that true Liberals and true Conservatives alike would agree that it's not a mater of insuring that we all end up prospering equally, but rather a mater of insuring that we all start out being able to prosper equally.< The most bolony about Anti-trust law is that it is designed a long time ago when US commerce is mostly inter-state commerce and not international commerce. It is perfectly OK for foreign firms or businesses to colusion on price fixing and price manupilation at the great expense of the American consumers (Like oil cartels OPEC, Japanese MITI...) Our beloved government stands around and do nothing but as soon as American firms get some advantages, then Uncle Sam will make sure that everyone get equal. DOJ should go sue OPEC for antitrust and if Judge Jackson found them guilty, OPEC should be disbanded or we are going to use B-52 bombing them to submission. Mike