From: riel@nl.linux.org
Date: Tue Dec 10 2002 - 16:21:25 MST
On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:
> Other than that, I have no problem whatsoever with giving away the
> browser to put Netscape out of business (that's perfectly fair play
> as far as I'm concerned),
Though the fact that Spyglass (who wrote the browser) didn't
get any income as a result of that was a bit sneaky.
> or with making exclusive contracts with hardware suppliers forbidding
> them to offer alternatives (if Compaq wants to sign a contract like
> that, it's their business), or any of the other so-called "crimes" he is
> charged with.
The practice of forcing consumers to buy one product together
with another product is actually illegal in the EU and many
other countries. The reason behind that is to prevent monopoly
situations that harm the public instead of benefitting them.
IMHO markets should be regulated so they benefit society as a
whole, not just the companies that are in power.
regards,
Rik
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