Attila T. Hut quoted Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: "So, it can't coerce computer makers to license the IE browser as a condition of licensing the Windows operating system, forcing them to install both onto the machines they sell to the public." ................................................... How do computer makers get "coerced"? How, specifically are they "forced" into doing something they don't want to do? Are they incapable of just saying "no"? Is there a gun put to their head? Does someone threaten them with DoJ action if they don't participate in the game of monopoly? Why do they continue to lie down and roll over when MS comes around - don't they know they're contributing to the demise of Netscape and the other better-than-thou companies, which are *much* more deserving of success than Gates is, since they're kinder & gentler? Whose side are these people on, anyway; how can they renege on the right to choose and instead just _give_it_up_ to Microsoft? And, since Windows OS is so pitifully lousy, why do people continue to buy it, even without the computer attached; why do they continue to upgrade, even if it's so slow and bloated? Don't they realize Unix is better? Don't they realize they're just making Billg richer? What's the matter with all these people, anyway (Attila)? .. Blanc