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  3. From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
  5. Subject: Re: Is Microsoft the next Standard Oil?
  6. Message-ID: <8305@lib.tmc.edu>
  7. Date: 4 Jan 1993 16:35:18 GMT
  8. References: <1993Jan2.225225.7080@gw.wmich.edu> <1i75u6INNbe4@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan4.005008.13699@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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  15. In article <1993Jan4.005008.13699@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
  16. >Yes.  A company can't enforce its will using guns--a government can.
  17.  
  18. On the other hand, a company _can_ put another company out of business. Who
  19. needs guns?
  20. -- 
  21. Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
  22. jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
  23.       "Science is all in the public domain, and allows few secrets."
  24.               -- Tom Clancy, _The Sum of all Fears_
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