Re: Off Topic MS nonsense [was: Re: Boycott Microsoft Website]

From: Brad Proctor <fredlie@sprynet.com>

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

David Springer wrote:
>
> Gary Stewart (gary@dcs.ed.ac.uk) wrote:
>
> : To be a monopoly (legally) you only have to have a 30% (I know it seems weird,
> : but thats law for you) market share. So, bearing this in mind I think we can
> : agree that Micro$oft more than qualifies, even going by your figures (which I
> : think are a bit suspect)
>
> I have two questions:
>
> 1) You're writing from the UK so how would you know what US law defines
>    as a monopoly ?
>
> 2) Do you have a reference for this 30% claim ?
>
> If that's the law, which I seriously doubt, then a very large number
> of industries in the US are monopolies.  There are thousands and
> thousands of businesses which specialize in niche markets and have
> over 30% of it.
>
> David Springer
>
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Microsoft just plain sucks! regardless of whether or not they have a
monopoly.  Their programs are filled with bugs, slow as dirt, and don't
even do what they are suppost to!

References

Boycott Microsoft Website
Jack Teh <jteh@usthk.ust.hk>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Chris Lomont <clomont@omni.cc.purdue.edu>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Off Topic MS nonsense [was: Re: Boycott Microsoft Website]
gary@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Gary Stewart)
Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Off Topic MS nonsense [was: Re: Boycott Microsoft Website]
springer@eden.com (David Springer)
Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Boycott Microsoft Website
Jack Teh <jteh@usthk.ust.hk>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Chris Lomont <clomont@omni.cc.purdue.edu>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Off Topic MS nonsense [was: Re: Boycott Microsoft Website]
gary@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Gary Stewart)
Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Off Topic MS nonsense [was: Re: Boycott Microsoft Website]
springer@eden.com (David Springer)
Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000