Re: OT: Microsoft takes on history

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

On Fri, 24 May 2002 18:45:18 GMT, Frank J. Lhota wrote:
> 
> In short, the notion that Microsoft is impervious to challengers from
> smaller companies (are there any other kind) should be taken with a grain of
> salt. Microsoft once played the role of David against IBM's Goliath; now
> that Microsoft is in the role of Goliath, it would take just one company
> with the next great new idea to bring MS to its knees.

Yes, but then you need goverments that take action when the free market
doesn't work because the biggest companies uses illegal methods to keep
their position. You do not need goverments who looks the other way and
says "ok, but next time try to keep it secret".

The problem with the free market is that the only steering comitee it is
supposed to have is the consumers. This is not enough. There will always
be the collective irrationalism to hinder it, besides the consumers do
not have any means of dealing with the cheating in the free market. If
you think so, then tell me why people stick to the hopless Word
wordprocessor of writing documents when there are better alternatives.
Because everybody else uses Word. See what I mean?

And speaking of free market, why does the USA impose a tax on imported
steel now? 

Preben