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To: AK2004 who wrote (65883)	12/17/2001 9:15:56 PM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Albert: If controlling the standards would give MS advantage then MS would just drive competition out of business on that "advantage" margin. Having an advantage does not automatically mean that you can drive your competitors out of business. Ask GM if they think they can drive Ford out of business. After all, GM doesn't have the Ford Explorer / Firestone millstone around their neck. That's certainly an advantage ;-). Ok, not sure what you mean by the following: Me: Take Intel? Do you really consider them a monopoly? Or don't you consider them able to control the standards? (SSE, SSE2?) You: yes. sse and sse2 are not industry standards - they are intel standards. Funny that you chose sse as an example since I consider it as a monopoly at it's best. If I interpret your statement correctly, you do consider Intel a monopoly, right? Regardless, [being able to push through] SSE and SSE2 certainly give[s] Intel an advantage, but it doesn't exactly push AMD out of business. In fact, AthlonXP is fully SSE compatible. And Hammer will have full SSE2. You seem to see the world in a very black and white fashion. A company cannot [always] drive its competitor out of business solely because it has an advantage, even if it is a serious advantage. -fyo