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- From: cm@cmm.ovum.ka.sub.org (Christoph Mueller)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! :)
- Message-ID: <DFi4VB1w165w@cmm.ovum.ka.sub.org>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 20:24:24 CET
- References: <1992Dec20.052923.23904@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Christoph's PC, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
-
- > In article <BzHGFA.Boo@utdallas.edu>, goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL) writ
- >
- > |> REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1992 DEC 18 (NB) -- Business Week
- > |> magazine, in its December 28th issue, says FTC investigators have
- > |> concluded that the software company has engaged in anticompetitive
- > |> actions. The magazine also reports that the investigators are
- > |> preparing recommendations as to how to proceed against the company.
- >
- > Well you can kiss American leadership in operating systems out goodbye.
- > Once the Federal Goverment starts trying to enforce "fairness" you know
- > its all over. No matter that the entire Japanese economy is structured
- > in an "anticompetitive" way. No matter that software is one of the last
- > remaining strong points of the American economy. No matter that American
- > programmers are trying to compete with programmers in Eastern Europe who
- > are thrilled to work for $300 a month. Nope--we've got to tear into and
- > destroy one of our strongest companies.
- >
-
- Yes, guys, go for it! Destroy your software industry. But don't expect
- others countries to follow that example. Or has anybody heard of the
- MITI to complain against Nintendo preventing competitors from making
- games for Nintendo computers (Just one silly example).
- Again... Go for it!!!
-
- ---Christoph, Germany --- cm@cmm.ovum.ka.sub.org
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- Dysklaemours? What's that? How do you spell that? Do I need that?
- I *AM* the SYSTEM, the EMPLOYER, and the ORGANIZATION !!
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