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To: damniseedemons who wrote (21180)	11/3/1998 2:23:00 AM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Respond to of 24154

Sal, go back and read the Halloween Document from a legal perspective if you want to see where Microsoft's true competitive threat lay. It's a classic case of opportunistic entry by potential competitors into a contestable market. On a deeper, theoretical level, think of the OSS movement as a sort of "extended order" in the Hayekian sense, and of Microsoft and other companies as analogous to the "command structures" of "organizations" as Hayek defines them (which, of course, is exactly what they are). The parallels between Hayek's description of the extended order and Raymond's description of the OSS movement are absolutely chilling (at least they should be for Microsoft). Viewed in this light, Microsoft's proposed responses to the OSS challenge, aside from being a rehash of the same old Microsoft "embrace and demolish" strategy we who post here are all so familiar with, bear a striking resemblance to the Soviet Union's failed attempt to stave off collapse through Glastnost and Perestroika.

To: damniseedemons who wrote (21180)	11/3/1998 2:29:00 AM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

Why are Apple's allegations about Microsoft "threatening" to discontinue Office For Mac considered illegal? The question isn't the illegality of threatening to discontinue Microsoft Office. The question is the illegality of encouraging Apple to harm Netscape or (in Mr. Gates' words) "undermine Sun." The government must show that Microsoft had the power to coerce Apple to hurt Netscape and Sun, and did use that power. Hence the whole deal about Office for Mac.

To: damniseedemons who wrote (21180)	11/3/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

Why are Apple's allegations about Microsoft "threatening" to discontinue Office For Mac considered illegal? Because it is illegal for a monopoly to use its power to threaten other companies.

To: damniseedemons who wrote (21180)	11/5/1998 11:40:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 24154

Dear Sal: Three cheers for your arguments but alas they fall on deaf ears. The communistas on this board would have it so that MSFT would write apps for all OS platforms whether profitable or not while at the same time distributing those competing apps with Win9x that the government deemed appropriate. Then the fellow with the best lobbying force would be top dog. I applaud your arguments but these guys are liberals and have been lobotimized a long time ago. John Dowd