From: Adam Flinton 

Geo. wrote:
> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.05.22.03.18.25.693149{at}austin.rr.com...
>
>
>>>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.
>>
>>I know you are not stupid enough to be asking that question sincerely.
>
>
> While I am all for certain restrictions on what MS can do, I don't believe
> restricting them from using fair price competition is going to result in
> anything positive. (notice I said fair, that doesn't mean I'm in favor of
> allowing them to undercut Linux pricing, just match it for an equal product)
>


To a large degree the pricing of linux is irrelevant. It is the cost of
Windows (inc support if that is part of the package) which can not fall
below a certain price (i.e. sell it at less than cost).

Adam

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