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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: The Crimes of Microsoft |
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Guilty in the US, Just as in Europe
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The European Union's order that Microsoft open its Windows operating system to products of competing manufacturers, such as media players and servers, was seen by the US Department of Justice as a rebuke. It therefore issued an official statement of derision: "In the United States," it said, "the antitrust laws are enforced to protect consumers by protecting competition, not competitors." But the fact is that the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed precisely in order to protect competitors not consumers, and the Department of Justice was therefore deriding not the European Union but the US law.
The Sherman Act was passed in 1890 after intense public pressure on Congress to do something about the Trusts that were taking over production in many industries, from oil and sugar to cars and office machines. The movement against the Trusts started in 1881 with an expos� of Standard Oil by journalist Henry Demarest. What had Standard Oil done to become the poster child for all that was wrong with monopolies? As a matter of fact, nothing that hurt consumers. On the contrary; Standard Oil came to dominate the market by reducing the price of its main product, kerosene. What it did do was make it impossible for other refiners to continue in business as independents. And in 1890 America this hit a nerve, even if consumers benefited from the Trust. |
To read full article click on the link above.
Quite an interesting article, actually. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| It's a silly law as applied to software. Linux. Open source. Viable, free options. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| The Sherman Act states: "Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony." It is abundantly clear that Microsoft monopolizes the market for computer applications. |
How is it abundantly clear? Because you added an adverb and an adjective?
Is there any evidence for your analysis? It is abundantly clear there is not.
Counterpunch: Where reason goes to die. |
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