On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 11:31:43 +0000 (GMT), attila wrote:

I am not in favour of the government meddling in the design or integration of M$ products... but:

the Sherman Act, passed in 1890 is designed to level the playing field, not regulate/administrate. the real issue of the act is that it acts _in the interest of society_ to curtail monopolistic and anti-competitive actions and excesses --M$ certainly qualifies for the remedies far more than John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil did in 1908.

That is B$, i.e. pork barelled gold plated bullshit! Standard Oil story was simply some businessmen whoring to politicians whoring to businessmen. But what a price did we pay for that! The Sherman Act is simply another appropriation of market by physical force, made morally acceptable by legislating it. When a country legalize the use of force for profits, their citizens will suffer the consequences sooner or later. Ciao jfa Jean-Francois Avon, Montreal QC Canada "One of theses centuries, the brutes, private or public, who believe that they can rule their betters by force, will learn the lesson of what happens when brute force encounters mind and force." - Ragnar Danneskjold PGP key at: http://bs.mit.edu:8001/pks-toplev.html ID# C58ADD0D : 529645E8205A8A5E F87CC86FAEFEF891