Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 22:57:32 08/08/01
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On August 08, 2001 at 15:36:42, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On August 08, 2001 at 14:33:45, Scott Gasch wrote: > >>On August 08, 2001 at 04:52:12, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>It makes a difference if they are a monopoly. >> >>Why? First, how can you call MS a monopoly? In my opinion, that's crap. The >>court has ruled they are a monopoly in the "desktop operating system market". >>What the hell is that? There are plenty of other OSes out there and the >>division between "desktop" and "server" is blurred: Linux, FreeBSD, BeOs, >>Solaris, NetBSD, SCO, OSX, etc... >> >>But let's assume you're right. MS is a monopoly. And let's ignore the question >>of why they are a monopoly (which, in my opinion, is because they have built a >>product that people like and buy). There are plenty of other monopolies: the >>post office, the phone/power/water company, the cable company, whatever. There > >The post office is a state monopoly which is very different because you >are represented in it, when you vote. That makes a huge difference!. Anyway, >state monopolies are not good either, that's the reason why UPS, Fedex and the >like are encouraged to cover some of areas where they can improve. >The phone companies are not a monopoly anymore, it was long time ago with AT&T >and it was a huge problem until the goverment decide it to divide it. In fact, >that is what they want with microsoft. Locally, the phone, water and cable >companies are small monopolies but they have to renegotite the contracts, so >they are being examined all the time. If they do not fullfill the requirements >the contract could be void. Still, cable companies now they have to compete with >dishes and that it good. > >>are also a lot of other large companies that control commanding shares of their >>market. By your logic it is ok to rip these guys off because they are >>successful. > >A monopoly is never good, is against the basis of the free market. If a company >reached the status of a monopoly, the government (i.e. us) should take care that >it is not being done with dirty tactics. For instance, in many places you cannot >sell products cheaper than their cost to destroy the competition. > >>If you dislike a company or their product, why are you using it? Windows 9x >>crashes every 20 minutes? Here's a clue: use something else. In the case of > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >It does not work when you have a monopoly, the rules of the free market do not >work anymore! choice is not a real option! >Try to buy a computer and say that you wanted without the OS and you want the >price of the OS discounted. > >>MS, you do have a choice. Several, in fact. Every user who doesn't send their >>$100 to Redmond helps erode the so-called "monopoly". Speak with your >>pocketbook. But don't rob a company whose empire *you helped build* and then >>justify it by saying they are a monopoly. > >Robbing is not good, but the whole thread started with a complaint, which >I believe is healtful. > >Regards, >Miguel Hi Miguel, I usually buy computers without an OS, and without the price of an OS included. Of course, I don't by from Dell or Compaq, but this idea that you can't get a PC without a license for Windows is just nonsense. At worst, buy the parts and assemble it yourself. - Adam
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