Re: Linux vs the alleged MS "monopoly"

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From: Chris Fischer
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 00:00

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MX-125 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.

But the reason for Public Service Commissions is because it is stupid to
run 2 sets of phone lines down every street.  It's a natural monopoly.

What reason would there be for them to regulate a software company?
 
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Chris Fischer                       cfischer@frontiernet.net
Owner, Coda Software, Limited

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From: Chris Fischer <cfischer@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: Linux vs the alleged MS "monopoly"
Date: 1998/10/21
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