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To: Bearded One who wrote (18638)	4/20/1998 1:57:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Respond to of 24154

Bearded One, >>No, it doesn't make sense. I think what he's trying to say is that if Microsoft were a monopoly they would charge a lot more money. He's just incorrectly throwing around some economic terms to make it sound official. What, the king has no clothes on?

To: Bearded One who wrote (18638)	4/20/1998 11:23:00 PM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Respond to of 24154

He's just incorrectly throwing around some economic terms to make it sound official. There are two interpretations: (1) He's BSing to try to snow the press, and (2) he's not very articulate with economic jargon and the unedited interview transcript from which I drew the quote conveyed that in a way that a polished, edited Q & A interview would not. These two options are not mutually exclusive. I think he's trying to say that Microsoft sets the price of Windows lower than a true monopolist would because he wants to keep potential competitors out of the market. But then that's so simple, why didn't he just say it?