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To: Ed Sammons who wrote (6044)	5/8/1998 8:22:00 PM
From: Francis Chow	Respond to of 6843

<Hopefully, if there will be anti-monopoly action against Intel, Justice will realize there is a already a precedent for action and a guideline for settlement.> To mind it is high time the DOJ took action against MS and Intel. We all recognize that plurality and competition lead to a healthy industry. For me the efficiency argument (a la Bill Gates) does not even come into play. Here's why (by analogy): Our government is set up as a democracy, with a constitutional structure of checks and balances that make it very difficult for any entity to obtain a monopoly of power. It serves us well. Now one might argue that a given monarchy or a dictatorship may be more efficient - in the short run. But what happens in the long run - the efficient and benevolent turn corrupt and tyrannical. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.