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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (18495)	4/15/1998 2:01:00 PM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Reggie, it's not that we're arguing both sides of the fence. It's that Microsoft owns the fence. Microsoft charges too much for the stuff which they have monopoly control over and then uses those profits to dump into other markets. How difficult is this for you to see? I don't want Win95 for $100 and Outlook for free. I want Win95 for $50 and Outlook for $50. Then I can spend $50 or $100 as I choose. If Eudora Mail costs $25, I can spend $75 and get an OS and a mail client. Instead, I spend $100 for Win95 + Outlook, and Eudora gets nothing from me. I spend more money, and there's less competition. This is good for the consumer?

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (18495)	4/15/1998 2:01:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

I will argue any side that you oppose, you simply have to pcik a sidew and stick to it. Oh, I can vouch for that, Reggie is never hobbled by the hobgoblin of small minds. Microsoft is a great and unstoppable monopoly, destined to rule the world, except when the pesky context of antitrust law comes up. The argument is different then. Where do you want to go today, Reggie? Microsoft must innovate? The Reagan-era "consumer" theory of antitrust law as the definitive interpretation? "Microsoft has done nothing wrong"? The old reliable dictionary defense? Whichever you choose, I promised to be bemused. Cheers, Dan.

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (18495)	4/15/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Reggie, >>Just like you could not find the free version of the latest Mac. But you can find free Outlook 98 if you were registered for Otulok 97, free IE 2, IE 3 and IE 4. There are thousands of free active X controls, etc. Did you try www.apple.com? I can download the OS 8.1 upgrade for free and also I have two copies of it that came on the CD-ROMs in magazines. Retail FULL versions of MacOS 8.1 cost the same as Windows95 upgrades (note: my Windows95 upgrade is not a full standalone OS). Even though the target audience of the MacOS is only 3% of the Windows target audience they both can sell at the same price and make money. Come on, a 30:1 market advantage in the number of platforms and MSFT cannot sell a product for less than APPLE (a company known for its premium pricing no less)? Of course, some of that Windows price is used to defray the cost of giving away browsers that only half the people want, so the books probably balance out. Active Xtinct widgets do not exactly fall under the category of power apps any more than the Java dancing flowers applets do. >>I will argue any side that you oppose, you simply have to pcik a sidew and stick to it. A man who will argue any side that another opposes sounds like the one who should be picking sides to stick to! Did you ever think of changing your SI login to Chameleon? Glad to see you are back on the thread. MSFT must have extended your 'journalism grant' for awhile longer. Cheers, Norm