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A little Microsoft levity




First, something that was forwarded to me:


Windows 95:

32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a
16 bit patch to an
8 bit operating system originally coded for a
4 bit microprocessor, written by a
2 bit company, that can't stand
1 bit of competition.

Second, to build off of what Paul said, the point is NOT that Microsoft
has everyone using their OS.  I use it.

The argument comes when Microsoft starts using its advantage in the OS
market to unfairly influence competition in other, non-OS areas.

An analogy would be a daily newspaper, (let's admit) a legal monopoly and
a local printed shopper.  The shopper is starting to attract advertisers
away from the newspaper.  So the newspaper decides to cut its ad rates for
the shopper and create "package" deals -- buy an ad in the newspaper, get
an ad in the shopper for $1.

The point is not the newspaper's expertise in serving its audience.  That
expertise, however, does not give it the right to eliminate competition in
other, more open areas.

John Carvalho