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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! :)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.095022.21715@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:50:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.074803.1363@sequent.com>, furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod) writes:
-
- <refering to the FTC threats against Microsoft>
-
- |> IF this provides a setback to Microsoft, it will be a temporary
- |> one. Bill Gates to his credit pours something like 27+% of the
- |> revenues back into the company for R&D and Product Development. No
- |> matter what the FTC does to Microsoft, that kind of cash infusion
- |> will bring about good products, because they can afford to hire top
- |> talent and spend the time and effort to get it right.
-
- Ever think that Microsoft is only able to devote 27+% of its income to
- R & D because it has such a big market share and because its products are
- so competative?
-
- Just watch how fast that 27+% shrinks after the FTC clobbers Microsoft over
- the head a couple of times.
-
- |> Also, if they do split up Microsoft, the share holders will be
- |> adequately compensated for the changes to take place. Bill Gates
- |> wins, not matter what happens. Besides, the man likes a challenge.
-
- Geez Louiz. I'm sure he'll just really _love_ the challenge of trying
- to compete with his right arm tied behind his back, his leggs hobbled,
- and his company gutted.
-
- |> This also give IBM and opportunity to press their advantage with
- |> OS/2 in the market place.
-
- I totally disagree. If Microsoft is smashed enough that all of these
- whining companies feel safe developing for Windows, they will feel no
- motivation at all to move developement to another OS.
-
- The best thing for OS/2 is for Microsoft to escape this intact, because
- then the other companies might just realize that if they don't want
- Microsoft to be dominant they shouldn't spend all their time developing
- for Microsoft operating systems.
-