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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (280)	11/5/2001 8:08:42 AM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

>>>Microsoft in any other democracy would be viewed as a national treasure.JMHO<<< I'm neither pro nor anti MSFT.... I just need my computer to run consistently well. But I'm interested in what kind of remedy to prevent a repetition of anti-trust abuse that MSFT will have to agree to. OT Question: What is the SI thread for computer problems? With windows 98 is it important to run scan disk and de frag? My computer will do neither. Jerome

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (280)	11/5/2001 8:08:57 AM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Brian, Can you imagine the Japanese government taking Anti-trust action against Toyota for offering free CD radios in all their vehicles. It's extremely unfair to all the CD makers - few have the volume Toyota has? What it is - is a great value and marketing ploy. Best of all it is a great deal to the buying public. When the government took on Rockefeller he had cornered the railroads that shipped oil and unfairly imposed artificially high oil prices on the public.Microsoft has provided value at no charge - a completely different scenario.No consumer was gouged. All strictly a market cruncher that had no place in the market.With it's removal - there should be positive benefit. Bob