Re: the Bill is overdue

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

Dr. Denker doesn't seem to understand the difference between a private
communication (my last to him) and a public one, nor the purpose of this
list.  However, I will refrain from any more comments.

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "John S. Denker" <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>


> Chris Horton wrote:
> > Bill Gates is fantastically rich and powerful because he half stumbled
half
> > got pushed
>
> Pushed???  Who pushed him?
>
> Do you really think those two "halves" really describe the
> whole range of causative factors?????
>
> The evidence suggests that he wanted a monopoly and used
> all means fair and foul to get there.
>
> > into a natural monopoly
>
> Note that _being_ a monopoly is not illegal, has never been
> illegal, and should not be illegal.
>
> > which he has been ruthlessly and
> > shamelessly exploiting ever since...
>
> Right.  That's where the illegality lies.
>
> ==========================================================
>
> Rick Tarara wrote:
> ...
> > Just because YOU dismiss this doesn't make it so either.
>
> Of course.  That's why I explained my reasoning and offered links
> to supporting documentation.
>
> > OS 7 broke a lot of previous Mac software
>
> The technical virtues or lack thereof in an OS with less than
> 10% of the market has very little to do with whether microsoft
> has illegally exploited its monopoly.