They have got to be kidding!

[KeithSmith]

I Vote with you!
Keith


Jim wrote:
> 
> The reason that M$ got themselves into trouble with the DOJ is not the
> fact that they have a monopoly on Operating Systems.  Being a monopoly in
> the United States is not illegal.
> 
> M$ brought the DOJ action on themselves.  They used their OS monopoly
> power to illegally gain a competitive edge in other markets (most
> obviously, but not limited to the browser market).  They used their OS
> monopoly to restrict trade (i.e. requiring that PC vendors not include
> competing software on computers and that all PCs sold include the M$ tax
> whether or not an M$ operating system was installed).
> 
> There was a time when I admired Bill and M$.  He used some sometimes shady
> but legal tactics to produce a product that allowed the common person to
> use a computer.  When they started using their OS to curtail my freedoms
> and to force me to make the choices that they deemed optimal for me, I
> turned to Linux.  The more that I learn about how M$ has turned from a
> software company to a marketing company, the more I shudder.  If they had
> only put forth half the effort into software development that they did in
> FUD and questionable marketing and "integration" tactics, I might still be
> a happy M$ user.
> 
> --  Jim
> 
> Zope is cool!
> 
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