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  4. From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
  5. Subject: Re: Is Microsoft the next Standard Oil?
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec31.032124.1762@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
  7. Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
  8. Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
  9. References: <1992Dec29.194407.13490@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1hqe98INNsef@tamsun.tamu.edu> <1992Dec29.225839.15668@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1hsujcINNjrq@tamsun.tamu.edu>
  10. Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:21:24 GMT
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  13. In article <1hsujcINNjrq@tamsun.tamu.edu>, bdubbs@cs.tamu.edu (Bruce Dubbs) writes:
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  15. |> |With OS/2 and NeXTSTEP (both of which can run DOS _and_ Windows programs)
  16. |> |Solaris, and Pink, I don't think Microsoft has faced as many competitors
  17. |> |in its history.
  18. |> 
  19. |> Agreed.  Thats why MS wants to go back to the bad old days.
  20.  
  21. So basically Microsoft is being forced into lower prices because of 
  22. competition in the marketplace.  Things are working as they should.
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