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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (163347)	4/2/2002 9:03:57 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

If Microsoft owns or controls a processor, it can compile Windows to have best compatibility with its own CPUs. It can start introducing patented technology to their processors which Windows "requires." Then it can start licensing the patents to Intel, AMD, et al. Before you know it, MS will be the OS monopoly, graphics monopoly and the processor monopoly. µ You'd better read the rest at: theinquirer.net This is rather way out, but Microsoft was non-starter in the Internet biz a few years ago.