Palladium : The cure for Independence

[der.hans]

Am 04. Jul, 2002 schwätzte bob smith so:

> >Ok why don't we try something new...... *Lets just
> >say in the end* (keep in mind this is a gigantic IF)
> >if Bill Gates overcomes unix and gets a way to
> >legally monopolize everything.
>
> err monopolies are illegal dude. I'm no lawyer, but
> I'm pretty sure you can't have a legal monopoly.

That's what I used to think. We were wrong. Microsoft had a legal monopoly,
but they engaged in illegal anti-competitive activities to protect the
monopoly, which is how they came up against the anti-trust laws.

I don't know if they've been found to have an illegal monopoly.

ciao,

der.hans
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