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 X-Google-Thread: 103376,52a0bacbcdd2da17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-16 03:02:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!washdc3-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!ngpeer.news.aol.com!newsfeed1!bredband!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment. Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 10:02:07 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3F367B39.8060108@noplace.com> <1060611604.45048@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3F38DEBC.8040208@noplace.com> <3F3A33EE.90900@noplace.com> <3F3B89BE.1090207@noplace.com> <3F3D06B6.9030206@attbi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1061028127 4787 129.241.83.78 (16 Aug 2003 10:02:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 10:02:07 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41561 Date: 2003-08-16T10:02:07+00:00 List-Id: Alexander Kopilovitch wrote: > This is generally well-known story, but what I can't get is why such a > deal was not immediately prosecuted by anti-trust law. Well, I don't > know the code of American law, but my understanding of the general > spirit of anti-trust law is that a company may not interfere (by any > agreement) with the prices for goods, which this company does not > supply (at least parts or precursors of those goods or services for > them). And if it tries to do that then it must be prosecuted by some > chapter of anti-trust law. Can you explain this issue? (I certainly > ask here for general, conceptual explanation, not for detailed legal > analysis.) I think it depends on the sitting administration how they regard the law. -- �I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet. So who am I to judge.� - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radioplay)