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to: Geo.
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2003-05-18 11:35:06
subject: Re: EU mulls antitrust action against MS

From: Adam Flinton 

Geo. wrote:
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3ec66ab5{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>
>>>See my post to /m, what happens if Linux becomes the dominant OS? Is
>
> free
>
>>>then considered predatory pricing?
>>>
>>
>>Oh yes. If MS stops being the dominant/monpolistic part of the market
>>then it is possible to play by different rules.
>
>
> no no no, I'm not talking about MS at all.
>
> If linux becomes the dominant player to the point where MS is now, would
> free linux be considered to violate the predatory pricing laws?
>

Ah right I see.

If it's been free/is free during it's rise to dominance then yes. What it's
there to stop is comps artifically "dumping" product so as to
squeeze out competition.

Adam

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