Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Netscape -- Giant Killer or Flash in the Pan? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: N. David Lessani who wrote (3525)	6/24/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: don ross	Respond to of 4903

According to 2 of the 3 Appeals Court justices, The Evil Empire can bundle any software they want with the operating system. Using that reasoning, We soon may see Word, Excel, Power Point, and all the other MSFT software included in the operating system. Of course you may have to pay $1000 for Windowsxx but so what, this is for our (the consumer) benefit. RIGHT!!!!!!!!

To: N. David Lessani who wrote (3525)	6/28/1998 9:07:00 AM
From: opalapril	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4903

Although I have no truck for MSFT, the analogy to Big Tobacco is flat wrong. Somewhat closer would be Big Bell before the break-up. If MSFT eventually loses because of market dominance or predatory practices, one likely remedy is to break it up into two or more constituent parts, all of which might well be valuable holdings. In Tobacco's case, the companies devoutly wish for a spin-off of their non-tobacco parts, like food, but they have no assurance the assets of all wouldn't be infected by the liabilities from tobacco. What Big Tobacco is really after, IMO, is to write paid to all liabilities so they can go forward with their non-tobacco subsidiaries free of claims from dead smokers, second-hand breathers, etc.