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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Subject: Re: Be more creative than the FTC!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.192943.13229@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1992Dec20.220753.1755@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <wiegand.725581697@lido16>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:29:43 GMT
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- In article <wiegand.725581697@lido16>, wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand) writes:
- |> helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
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- |> >Why don't Novel, Lotus, et al, find a more creative solution to their problem
- |> >than just using the FTC as a club against Microsoft? Here are some better
- |> >alternatives:
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- |> [Stuff deleted]
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- |> Believe it or not, the FTC's job is not to help Novel, Lotus, etc., but
- |> to protect us - the consumers. Anytime a business has a monopoly position
- |> in a market the consumers are the ones who get hurt. Lack of competition
- |> results in lower quality products and higher prices. While other software
- |> vendors have an interest in what the FTC does with Microsoft they aren't
- |> the only reason for the FTC's actions.
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- Can you show how Microsoft has hurt us, the consumers?
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