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To: damniseedemons who wrote (16157)	1/16/1998 7:32:00 AM
From: Dermot Burke	Respond to of 24154

consider the source: The microsoft investor.you are successfully brainwashed.period.why dont you just transfer to microsoft u?

To: damniseedemons who wrote (16157)	1/16/1998 11:39:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Sal, I enjoyed that article just fine. To take one example, I don't, er, scrutinize Intel to the same degree I scrutinze Microsoft. Intel's big, tough, they got good engineers. They also got competition, which has been a key factor in driving down PC prices this year. They also got marginal production costs, and can't quite afford to give away chips to drive the competition out of business. Microsoft is really singular, business wise. I know you guys think that makes them a great investment, and I can agree with that to a point. But, the Sherman Act is still on the books, and that's a bit of a problem. Until it's repealed, or Bill's new improved lobbying machine gets him statutory immunity, or Charles "Rick" Rule gets his old job back, they'll just have to deal with it. The raised middle finger, right from the top, seems a dubious strategy, although it is certainly consistent with "standard Microsoft business practice", as I've learned so much about here. And, as ever, I'm not predicting the outcome of the current matter. The judges have the final say on the matter, and they're mostly conservative, Reagan-era appointees these days. But, Jackson is in that group too. And the boogieman Lessig clerked for Posner as well as Scalia, and taught at "the Chicago school". The Libertartian/Objectivist utopia where business is beyond politics and the rule of law doesn't exist in reality. As far as I can see, in the real world, the U.S. has as good a business environment as anywhere. The places that might seem better legally, say Singapore or China, well, there you get into a different realm of government interference. Bill thinks the current judge is, er, "random", just wait till he gets into a dustup or two in China. Reggie thinks Microsoft would do better in India? Perhaps, but I think not. Cheers, Dan.