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  2. From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
  4. Subject: Re: Is Microsoft the next Standard Oil?
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan4.204009.25416@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
  6. Date: 4 Jan 93 20:40:09 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan2.225225.7080@gw.wmich.edu> <1i75u6INNbe4@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan4.005008.13699@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <8305@lib.tmc.edu>
  8. Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
  9. Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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  12. In article <8305@lib.tmc.edu>, jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
  13. |> In article <1993Jan4.005008.13699@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
  14. |> >Yes.  A company can't enforce its will using guns--a government can.
  15. |> 
  16. |> On the other hand, a company _can_ put another company out of business. Who
  17. |> needs guns?
  18.  
  19. A company can't put another company out of business.  Only a company's
  20. _customers_ can either keep it in business or put it out.
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