From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1ea92c0e5255811d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-07 00:00:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.net.uni-c.dk!uninett.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Way OT: Adam Smith and Software Markets Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 08:00:39 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1047024039 17173 129.241.83.78 (7 Mar 2003 08:00:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 08:00:39 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35009 Date: 2003-03-07T08:00:39+00:00 List-Id: Robert C. Leif wrote: > Web distribution is ideal for a free market. However, the purpose of > advertising is to circumvent a free market. Government intervention often > can create monopolistic conditions. Conversely, if the standards are set by > an organization that does not sell a product, such as government, > competition will be increased. However goverment intervention can also prevent monopolistic/as good as monopolistic conditions by not allowing big firms to merge as this would hinder competition. -- () Join the worldwide campaign to protect fundamental human rights. '||} {||' http://www.amnesty.org/