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To: nommedeguerre who wrote (864)	5/7/1998 9:55:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 1600

Wow, I see old Mr. Dowd is busy as a beaver with the ad hominem business here- we're at the mercy of a fascist government of whiners, threatening to bring down the objective paradise that's almost within sight. Bill Gates is John Galt. In response, my favorite recent concise summary, from some guy at infoworld: infoworld.com Microsoft's existence depends on enforcement of intellectual property laws. Just like you and me, it has to obey the others, too -- it doesn't get to pick and choose. Me, I'm still waiting to see how Bill's going to get the Red Chinese to pay for his software. The other Bill's been doing his best to knock the last remaining commie gov. in line, ahead of any concern for what's normally considered more important rights, but it doesn't seem to be working. If anybody isn't reading enough here of the mortal threat to all the freedoms we love dear being posed by the vague possibility of antitrust enforcement, check out the how high thread- it's worse than the rebirth of the Soviet Union! Also many citations of the aforementioned John Galt, who our founding fathers presciently had in mind when they created our country. Bill pulling up stakes and moving elsewhere is a popular idea there, though I don't think that would get Microsoft antitrust immunity either. Cheers, Dan.

To: nommedeguerre who wrote (864)	5/8/1998 1:37:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Respond to of 1600

Who is Microsoft to decide when to cut off a company's air-supply? Isn't that the job of the "free-market forces" everyone keeps touting so patriotically? If Microsoft's business model cannot thrive off a non-controlling interest in an industry then maybe they should be left to the wolves so that more efficient businesses can take over. In all the discussions of Microsoft, this paragraph is by far the best elucidation of the point I've wanted to make. Thanks and Bravo! Dragonfly