From: "Geo." 

So? I thought one of the tests of monopoly was that there was no price
competitiveness?

Geo.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:vsclcvg4ulmh5jakllvct4geafe28ibkj7{at}4ax.com...
>
> Things are different when one player has a monopoly.
>
>  /m
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2003 18:49:36 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
> >I still don't get the issue. Linux is free, for MS to do something wrong
> >wouldn't they have to be cheaper? I mean just matching the price of a
> >competitor is what I would call being competitive. Did MS pay someone to
use
> >windows?
> >
> >Somehow, I don't see MS lowering the price of Windows to match Linux as a
> >bad thing.
> >
> >Geo. (actually I'd like to see that happen, start with the CAL price)
> >
> >"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> >news:3eca3ebb{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >"A controversial Microsoft program offering discounts to win
> >> > business from lower-priced competitors has only been used twice in
> >Europe
> >> > since July, the company's top lawyer said yesterday.
> >>
> >> Gak, just because they've only did it twice, the EU antitrust people
> >> shouldn't go after them.  VERY bad logic on their part.
> >>
> >> - Bob Comer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> >> news:pan.2003.05.20.14.37.51.300547{at}austin.rr.com...
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14517-2003May20.html?nav=hpt
oc_tn
> >> >
> >> > By Cynthia L. Webb
> >> > washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
> >> > Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 9:38 AM
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft's use of aggressive sales practices to defeat
competition
for
> >> > other operating systems, namely the open-source Linux
platform, have
put
> >> > the company in potential hot water again.
> >> >
> >> > Already under the microscope in Europe for alleged anticompetitive
> >> > behavior, the company's business practices have been
criticized again
> >> > following a report in The International Herald Tribune last week
> >detailing
> >> > internal company e-mails and memos that indicated Microsoft would
offer
> >> > steep discounts to take business away from cheaper competitors,
> >including
> >> > Linux.
> >> >
> >> > In a follow-up piece in The Seattle Times today,
Microsoft does some
> >> > backpedaling. "A controversial Microsoft program
offering discounts
to
> >win
> >> > business from lower-priced competitors has only been used twice in
> >Europe
> >> > since July, the company's top lawyer said yesterday. The
revelation
> >could
> >> > be part of an effort to mute calls for a new European Commission
> >antitrust
> >> > investigation," the newspaper reported. "I
have a great deal of
> >confidence
> >> > this program has not in any way inappropriate impact on
commerce in
the
> >> > European Union," Brad Smith, Microsoft senior vice
president and
general
> >> > counsel, told The Seattle Times.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
>

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