From: "Robert Comer" 

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but the antitrust laws are there to protect the
> public? How is preventing microsoft from reducing the price of windows
> considered protecting the public? Do we now need to be protected from
> spending too little?

The problem is barrier to entry for other products -- choice is good,
eliminating it is not.

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message
news:3ecc1d03$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.05.21.12.21.32.166480{at}austin.rr.com...
>
> > No, George, they should not.  For all the reasons that we have antitrust
> > laws on the books today, they should not.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but the antitrust laws are there to protect the
> public? How is preventing microsoft from reducing the price of windows
> considered protecting the public? Do we now need to be protected from
> spending too little?
>
> Geo.
>
>

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