Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 12823
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2004/3/23-24 [Politics/Domestic/Crime, Politics] UID:12823 Activity:nil
3/23    How come MS can get away with violating NDA and industrial espionage?
        http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/technology/24soft.html
        \_ They're just innovating.  STFU.
        \_ We don't know.  IBM was facing anti-trust charges when it controled
           40% of the mainframe market in the 1980s.  For some reason,
           the government never really bother with Microsoft eventhough it
           controls 95% of the desktop market, and repeatly using its market
           dominance to stiffle competition.
           \_ Why do you hate capitalism?  Microsoft should only be restrained
              by market forces.
              \_ because true hands off capitalism generally leads to monopoly.
                 Look at the railroad monopolies of the mid-late 1800s for
                 examples of what unrestrained capitalism leads to.
                 \_ You've just been trolled
                    \_ BA BAM!
              \_ if you got a chance, read Adam Smith and various classic
                 text on capitalism.  You may find that "perfect competition"
                 is the fundamental building block of working capitalism.
                 Those who advocate competition are actually those who
                 prefer capitalism.
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By JOHN MARKOFF (NYT) 1024 words Late Edition - Final , Section C , Page 1 , Column 2 ABSTRACT - New details about tactics Microsoft Corp used to secure dominant role in software markets for nearly two decades are emerging in consumer class-action trial in Minnesota; among documents introduced is letter from June 1990 in wich Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told then Intel chief executive Andrew S Grove that any support given to software company Go Corp would be considered aggressive move against Microsoft; other evidence presented by plaintiffs' lawyers gives account of how Microsoft violated signed secrecy agreement with Go and showed that Microsoft possessed technical documents from Go that should not have had access to; Microsoft spokeswoman says many of newly disclosed documents are not relevant to trial, which focuses on Microsoft pricing actions Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. How multi-packs work: A multi-pack is an archive package that saves you money by allowing you to pre-purchase a set number of articles in bulk at a reduced price. You can then debit from your multi-pack and quickly access articles from the archive at your convenience over the lifetime of the multi-pack. Please Note: Article Archive 1996-Present multi-packs are not valid for use with Article Archive: 1851-1995 multi-packs and vice versa. Once you purchase an article, you may view it as often as you like over the next 90 days.