NODE bda8f41aeverybody wants a piece of Microsoft's monopoly
Zooko Journeyman <zooko@xs4all.nl>Tue, 21 Oct 1997 19:29:25 +0800
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
NODE baea7300Re: everybody wants a piece of Microsoft's monopoly
Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>Tue, 21 Oct 1997 22:49:58 +0800
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
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NODE 1ef8c406Re: everybody wants a piece of Microsoft's monopoly
"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:37:48 +0800
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.
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