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To: John Donahoe who wrote (16462)	1/20/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

And you, JD, are presumably as familiar as Mr. Middleton is with the legal definition of monopolistic practices under antitrust law? Doesn't have to be absolute, you know. There's a broad area of anticompetive practices procribed. But, to repeat another question, if Microsoft has no monopoly to speak of, as you and the Microphile crowd assert, where was Compaq supposed to go when Microsoft said, "restore the sacred icon, or else!"? Enquiring minds want to know! Cheers, Dan.

To: John Donahoe who wrote (16462)	1/20/1998 10:08:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

The fact is they have no monopoly on the internet. John, correct answer&#151wrong question. Nobody is arguing about MSFT's position inre: the net. The issue is that they are using business practices which are not in the interests of fair competition; you know, capitalism? A capitalist strives to make money by doing his thing better and/or cheaper than his competition. A monopolist strives to make money using unscrupulous tactics to eliminate the competition. Surely with your level of experience in business, you can see this. Redirecting focus off the actual argument does not make your point. Try again. -MrB&#153