To: alydar who wrote (47310 ) 6/28/2000 12:52:00 AM From: Thunder Respond to
Could it be possible that MSFT made a mistake when they decided to innovate the OS when ORCL decided to innovate the database? make mistakes, because when they do they are punished in the marketplace as well as weakened by such error; enough mistakes over time or one big mistake can, does and should be the 'checks and balances' in the marketplace, not government intervention initiated by a few companies who would rather utilize the broad brush of the overextending (to me out right inessential) Sherman Act, then to compete.prowess . Such fearsome prowess is envied by some, as well as admired by myself and many others. There is no defense which can exculpate these two as well as a few others who have brought this case before us.The Oracle Corporation acknowledged today that it had hired a prominent Washington detective firm to investigate groups sympathetic to its archrival, the Microsoft Corporation, an effort that yielded documents embarrassing to Microsoft in the midst of its antitrust battle with the government. nytimes.com Microsoft, despite its legal battles, remains the biggest commercial threat to Oracle, which makes powerful database software used by many of the world's largest corporations. msnbc.com
