-> They had a lot more than that.  As an independent service technician I could
-> *NOT* service their stuff directly.  The typical apple dealer was not allowed
-> to sell me any parts,  as they were forbidden to because of that agreement you
-> mention.  And that agreement cost them a bunch of money!  Them doing so could
-> have lost them that agreement...

I rembember that too. And you are right it idd cost them a Great DEal
and is the base reason they will Always be a Smal lAlso ran in the
Computer Market. They blew theri chance to make the Big time. It of
course now is TOO late, Despite the Hopes and Dreams of the LINUX world.
NO one can in any way Chalendge MicroSlime.

-> It appears that Charles is talking about areas other than electronic products.

I don't see it really happening in the Entertainment area either.
For the Movies there are just Far too many Independants out there.
Adn for Music the Internet is giving the Music Mogils a lot of Greef.
Adn it has only Started. It is making Independent distribution more
practical then ever.  Of course they will not be able to use the old
"Payola" system to ger Radio Air time but that is less important then it
once was.

I think all this about SONY dominating(monopolizing) the Entertainment
Systesm like "Chicken Little " runing arround and saying the Sky I
falling.
Although that was FUN in the day of "Tail Gunner Joe"!!!  :-)  :-)  :-)
And by the way that one turned out ot be TRUE!!
And we are still severly paying for it in many ways even though we did,
in Theory, win the Cold War.


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