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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16249)	1/18/1998 1:29:00 PM
From: Justin Banks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

Reg - meaning that NSCP should not be able to use the revenues and influence of thier browser share to outdo the cash strapped RCM browser startup? That's not the issue. The issue is that MSFT has inside info that allows them to create a product based on insider knowledge of the operating system. NSCP doesn't even have source. Not only does MSFT have source, but if they need the OS to do something new that will allow the browser to do something they feel will enhance their position, they can modify the OS at browser install time. That's an unfair advantage. -justinb

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16249)	1/19/1998 3:05:00 AM
From: Keith Hankin	Respond to of 24154

So, if I were going into the browser market, it shold be on a level playing field - meaning that NSCP should not be able to use the revenues and influence of thier browser share to outdo the cash strapped RCM browser startup? Reg, why do you keep asking me the same questions that I have answered before? Unless if you are an idiot or have Alzheimer's, I think you already know how I would respond. But in case you have forgotten, I would say that the difference is that NSCP is not a monopoly whereas MSFT clearly is. Your only attempted proof of NSCP's being a monopoly is the fact that at one point they had 90% of the browser market. But if you read anything about how a monopoly is defined, market share is not a true measure. Some articles have shown that a company can have 100% market share but still not be a monopoly. And it is clear to me that the fact that NSCP had its 90% market share for such a short time and the fact that NSCP was not the only company driving web development direction (SUN, MSFT, etc.) indicates that it never had a monopoly. But I'm sure that you are going to argue that NSCP is a monopoly and MSFT is not.