Re: Ross's TCPA paper

Mike Rosing wrote:

As long as MS Office isn't mandated by law, who cares?

It's not clear that enabling anti-competitive behavior is good for society. After all, there's a reason we have anti-trust law. Ross Anderson's point -- and it seems to me it's one worth considering -- is that, if there are potentially harmful effects that come with the beneficial effects, maybe we should think about them in advance.