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To: carranza2 who wrote (134987)	7/25/2004 4:51:38 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

C2, there used to be software called DOS6.1 or something like that, which involved me in learning various arcane stuff which I had no desire to learn, such as installing different software to do different things. I moaned to a computer nerd relative who loved nothing more than the finer points of all that stuff that I would like to have a computer, with software all installed, requiring zero geek factor from me, all from one supplier so I'd know who to blame when things go wrong, with the software all integrated so it would run seamlessly and transparently. My geeky relative explained how I was a moron and that such a thing wasn't possible and that I should get with the programme and buy another computer and a bunch of programmes. I said I'd wait until I got what I wanted. I got, sort of, what I wanted. It's frightening to see courts thinking they can get involved in software design, evaluating consumer surplus and adjudicating on whether a starter motor may be included in my cyberspace automobile. It's bad enough with government departments thinking they can run a Kremlin economy telling everyone what they can and can't do. It looks to me like a bunch of very expensive people arguing how many angels can fit on the head of a pin, at the expense of the people who actually do things that are useful. It was nice though to see the words "consumer surplus" thrown in in the judicial rant, which at least shows a bit of awareness. In fact, I wonder if the Globalstar LP people would have been better replaced by the learned judges who might have done a better job of marketing. I say leave everyone alone to charge what they like, bundle what they like, tie what they like, and build whatever transient monopolies they can. Dopey marketers are always trying to tie things and do other annoying things. They chase customers away and any monopoly is only a monopoly if the definition is drawn tightly enough and they all leak around the edges. Mqurice