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

To: Marvin Mansky who wrote (40911)	4/3/2000 10:24:00 PM
From: Nick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

RE: you must use the OS since when you bought the computer, the only OS was WINDOWS. Not True. You could have bought one with Mac OS, OS2, or Linux. But, you chose Windows because you wanted a better system.

To: Marvin Mansky who wrote (40911)	4/3/2000 10:53:00 PM
From: Perry Ganz	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

I got it now we punish Microsoft for giving us a superior browser for free Next thing you know we will go fight a war to protect an OPEC nation so later they can price gouge us I'm So p*ssed off I hope Joe Klien gets drunk tonight and wakes up with Janet Reno Perry

To: Marvin Mansky who wrote (40911)	4/4/2000 12:21:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 74651

Mansky, The problem is that if Microsoft broke out the browser and charged $25 for it, whiners like you would scream bloody murder about how they used to get it for free and yell "Microsoft is ripping us off"... Jim

To: Marvin Mansky who wrote (40911)	4/4/2000 1:38:00 AM
From: robert read	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

I get it! IE was bad for consumers because they got it for free! aaaaaaaaaaaa!

To: Marvin Mansky who wrote (40911)	4/4/2000 6:05:00 AM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 74651

If you or the Judge had bothered to read Netscape's original IPO prospectus, ya'll would know that Netscape's strategy was to give away their browser for free (to establish a dominant., i.e. monopoly share), and charge for their website server. It was only after they were running out of money that they started charging for their browser. But, I know that Netscape's plan was okay, since this Judge Jackson supports certain monopolies, no matter how those monopolies were formed (predatory pricing, etc.).