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To: HiSpeed who wrote (11392)	10/18/1998 8:44:00 PM
From: ed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

This antitrust case is funny. NSCP claimed that if MSFT control the majority of the Browser market, the web site developer will have to deal with Microsoft in the future. I remember , just before MSFT came to the Browser business, NSCP controled almost 100% of the browser market, and NSCP did not have any problem that based on NSCP's almost 100% of the market share then almost all web site developer will have to deal with NSCP. Now, MSFT had 60% of the Browser market, and NSCP had 40%, NSCP started to cry to the DOJ that if MSFT control the majority of the Browser market, all web site developer will have to deal with MSFT in the future, and that is not good. SO, NSCP's wants to control the majority of the browser market, any company else control the browser market will be not good for the web site developers. Only NSCP's control of the browser market will be good for the web site developer , based on NSCP's logic. NSCP is not satisfied with the current market share distribution that MSFT has 60%, NSCP 40%. NSCP wants 100%, so , DOJ is helping NSCP to reach that goal.

To: HiSpeed who wrote (11392)	10/18/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: ed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

<Well then what is the MSFT suit all about> Well , the suit is all about: 1) NSCP lost 60% of its browser's market share to MSFT, and that makes NSCP uncomfortable, because NSCP wants 100%. 2) DOJ is uncomfortable that NSCP has only 40% of the browser's market share, and is helping NSCP to gain 100% of the market again under the name of justice. DOJ always said that it does not want any party to dominate the market of any product, but it is not happy with the fact that MSFT , as a much bigger company comparing to NSCP, has 60% and NSCP has 40% of the browser market, no party dominate at all. So, waht the DOJ wants ? NSCP had 90% of the browser market , and MSFT hs 10%, and tht DOJ's definition of justice. If the DOJ wins this case, the mrket force will not ply anymore. There will be winners and losers in the market all the time. Now the DOJ wants the market artificially divided. But , it is counted as a crime if company did that. So, what should the company do ? If you grows your business continuously, you will eventually own the majority of the market, and you will have a problem with DOJ. If you divide the market artificially with your competitors, it is counted as crime by the DOJ. So, what should the companies do ? all the time,

To: HiSpeed who wrote (11392)	10/19/1998 12:54:00 AM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

DOJ throwing their weight around (again). The head of some Silicon Valley venture capital firm was interviewed for an article about the upcoming trial. He said that the government was the ultimate monopoly, it grows automatically and can do anything it wants, and that with the Microsoft suit it was doing what all monopolies do which is protect their power from all threats with whatever means it has available. While I don't agree totally with this argument I think that there's a lot of merit to it.