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FC: Review: New antitrust book sides with Microsoft
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:59:02 -0400
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/21703.html Book Pulls MS Off the Hook by Declan McCullagh 5:30 p.m. 10.Sep.99.PDT Anyone who's followed the US v. Microsoft antitrust trial or heard the angry accusations from rival execs at computer conferences knows the basics of the argument against the world's mightiest software company. It goes something like this: By leveraging its Windows monopoly, Microsoft dominates other software areas, such as browsers, word processors, and spreadsheets. Network effects take over, consumers get the shaft, and Bill Gates' net worth zooms up another 10 billion dollars, give or take a few decimal points. A new book by two free-market economists, Stan Liebowitz and Stephen Margolis, takes well-argued and careful aim at that idea. [...] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to majordomo () vorlon mit edu with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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