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Re: Easy fix dude, download IE, the only true browser :)


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Posted by Farrax on October 03, 1998 at 13:39:55:

In Reply to: Re: Easy fix dude, download IE, the only true browser :) posted by Andy L. on October 03, 1998 at 12:42:25:

: : Anyhow, what does it really matter if they elimanate the competition? Unless you work for the opposing comp. you shouldn't complain.
: This is a very disterbing statement. Capitalism does not work properly in a monopoly situation. This is why the DOJ (US) is investigating MS so much. Imagine this. The area where I live used to have quite a few small electronics shops. Radio Shack moved in. Now there's quite-a-few-plus-one electronics shops. Fine. All other electronics stores quickly went under. Last week I payed literaly $6.95(US) for 5ft of coax cable. Of coarse I could have mail-ordered by I needed it now.

: Also I'm quite sure that if O/S2 was a serious ompetitor to Windows that MS would put ALOT more effort in to making Windows98 Price competitive, stable, fully featured. (no $50 Plus-pack)

Actually, I think that you're a bit off here... the Windows 98 price is competitive - OS/2? 250 or those George Washingtons. (that's with the IBM equivalent of the Plus Pack - unlike Microsoft, they offer it in a bundle.)

: Personaly I think the solution is for the DOJ to split the company in to two baby-microsofts. You know, like the baby-blue companies.

You mean baby-BELL companies? Big Blue (IBM) hasn't been split.

Not one makes apps and the other makes OSes that would accomplish almost nothing. but instead split it into two diferent companyies who BOTH make opreating systems. That way we'd finaly have some competition, and incentive for them to make better OSes.

Wouldn't really work, IMHO. The thing that unites Microsoft and makes it succesful is Bill Gates', Steve Ballmer's, and Nathan Myrgold's (I know that's the wrong way to spell it, oh well) common vision. They work together as a team... I don't really think that they would work well competing against one another. The complement each other, they aren't redunadant Bill Gateses.

: I don't want an I-Mac. Don't even TELL me I should buy an I-MAC.

iMac is a good example of something that is succesfully competing against a Microsoft product... check out the sales figures! It's hot! Not that I would ever buy one... it's a newbies computer. Besides, it can't play JK. Crap. =)

Farrax


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