Re: Linux vs the alleged MS "monopoly"

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From: Craig Johnston
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <70l8rh$4bj@news.southeast.net>,
MX-125 <diskette@users.jaxnet.com> wrote:
>Alex Martelli (martelli@cadlab.it) wrote:
>: Bernd Paysan wrote in message <70fine$3gr$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>:     [snip]
>: >> state of the market is now that Windows is all there is for PCs.  MS has
>: >> no reason to cut their pricing so long as there is no alternative.
>
>They WILL if the public service commission regulates them like they do
>for the phone & cable companies.
>

Oh, yeah, that's done wonders for cable rates in New Orleans.

-- 
Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org>, UNIX consultant for hire

UNIX is user friendly -- it's just particular about who its friends are.

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From: caj@lfn.org (Craig Johnston)
Subject: Re: Linux vs the alleged MS "monopoly"
Date: 1998/10/21
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