everybody wants a piece of Microsoft's monopoly
If you thought Microsoft and Bill Gates were bad for the evolution of our precious technology, you'll _love_ the new "Guvsoft", lead by everyone's favorite businesswoman Janet Reno. The race to see who can play "Little Mister Gates" best and earn a cut of the action is accelerating. Pundits are already taking bets on Scott "Now Selling Licenses For 100% Pure Anything-Non-Microsoft" McNealy, Steve "Competition Is Great As Long It Doesn't Actually Affect Us" Jobs, and Janet "I've Already Demonstrated My Grasp Of Tactics And Tact" Reno. I mean, _sure_ Microsoft is an oppressive monopoly, but then what the hell is the USG? Zooko
At 01:20 PM 10/21/97 +0200, Zooko Journeyman wrote:
I mean, _sure_ Microsoft is an oppressive monopoly, but then what the hell is the USG?
Zooko
True enough. In addition, look at the business press in the last few days for stories on other "Monopolies" of the past. IBM is suing someone for dissing their stock value. AT&T can't figure out how to pick a new CEO or figure out what to do with their business once they get one. ITT arranged a friendly sale of its hotels to avoid a Hilton hostile takeower. Harold Geneen's "Conglomerate" (remember that word?) now consists of a company whose sole business is the publication of foreign telephone directories. Remember when economic experts said that AT&T, IBM, ITT, GM, etc. were too big and powerful to ever be defeated. That Capitalism was over. DCF ---- The Maid Marion - "You speak treason!" Sir Robin of Locksley - "Fluently!" -- From the politically incorrect movie version
In <3.0.2.32.19971021102457.035d2f8c@panix.com>, on 10/21/97 at 10, Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com> said:
At 01:20 PM 10/21/97 +0200, Zooko Journeyman wrote:
I mean, _sure_ Microsoft is an oppressive monopoly, but then what the hell is the USG?
Zooko
True enough. In addition, look at the business press in the last few days for stories on other "Monopolies" of the past. IBM is suing someone for dissing their stock value. AT&T can't figure out how to pick a new CEO or figure out what to do with their business once they get one. ITT arranged a friendly sale of its hotels to avoid a Hilton hostile takeower. Harold Geneen's "Conglomerate" (remember that word?) now consists of a company whose sole business is the publication of foreign telephone directories.
Remember when economic experts said that AT&T, IBM, ITT, GM, etc. were too big and powerful to ever be defeated. That Capitalism was over.
This is just another shakedown. I would imagine that the Gore/2000 slush fund is getting low or perhapse the Clinton Defence Fund. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html ---------------------------------------------------------------
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