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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (9828)	7/31/1998 1:57:00 AM
From: ed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

So, based on your theory, If I do want to drive Benze Mercede and do not like any other cars, and I do not like to pay the money the vendor ask for , then the vendor has an monoply , because I like Benze Mercede only, and no other vendors offer Benze Mercede. So, should I suit the Vendor for not dropping the price so that I can buy the Benze Mercede with $20K ? If the engine is truly integrated with a car, then why do you think the IE is not a true integration with the OS ? IE is actually part of OS, am I right ?

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (9828)	7/31/1998 2:12:00 AM
From: ed	Respond to of 74651

About the first screen, Just like I said both MSFT and the hardware vendor do not have the right to decide for the consumers what should be on the first screen. Just like FORD do not have the right to decide what logo should be put on the consumer's car, it is up to the consumer to make a decision. The difference for the Microsoft case is once the con sumers bought the computers, the consumers have the options to modify the content of the first screen to whatever they like without damaging their computers. But for cars, the consumers can't modify the logos without damaging the body of the autos. This make a "BIG" difference !!!! Especially, if the consumers already know what the first screen will be before he pay the money to buy the computers without any complaint, then it is the consumers' choice, the DOJ should not make that decision for the consumers. This is an issue of free choice , and it is also an issue of human right.