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To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (19004)	5/13/1998 1:50:00 AM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

RE 'What are the barriers to entry into the OS market that make it a candidate for regulation?" What if it is true that: If you make Intel boxes and if you want to sell any MS OS, you must provide the MS OS with every box, or at least pay MS for every box even if some other OS went out the door with the box. IMHO, Any way, a company does not need to be a bad guy to be a monopoly. The abuse of monopoly powers is the basis for specific action. HR

To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (19004)	5/13/1998 12:21:00 PM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

<FWIIW, I also agree with you that Microsoft will be brought to account. If the upcoming antitrust action doesn't do the job, or if the remedy doesn't work, look for legislative proposals to begin surfacing.> Gerry, it is virtually impossible, not to mention currently unlawful for lesgislation to singularly target MSFT. If software legislation is enacted (which I doubt) look for the US to lose its dominance in the software industry. A industry regulated in one country cannot keep pace with a similar industry without regulation in another country (given similar resources). I doubt very seriously if the current administration will allow that to happen simply to keep the MSFT haters happy. Hypergrowth and supernormal profits are, by definition, impossible to have in a regulated industry.