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To: Bearded One who wrote (1350)	7/16/1998 3:19:00 PM
From: Robert Winchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1600

Currently, Microsoft comes out with new OS's that are tied tightly with their applications, and prevent others from tying their apps as close to the OS. Breaking up the company might lead to better products because it would create a level playing field for the application companies. Either the OS company would allow everyone to tie into their OS, or nobody. Either way, the increased competition would benefit consumers. Which applications (other than IE which is part of the OS) use undocumented calls to the OS which are not available to other applications? Secondly, Microsoft has 0 responsibility to release any API to the public. I could write an OS with a few apps and sell it, and not release any API for it. Would any buy it? Of course not! But I could do it. This idea that MS owes other companies (and the public) the API is absurd.