To: *libertarians
. 2 posted on 6/20/02 4:40 PM Pacific by Alan Chapman
There's something rather hypocritical about libertarians supporting corporate monopolies, don't you think?
To which corporate monopoly are you referring?
Monopoly, hmmmm. Who was it again that accused Microsoft of being a monopoly? Initially it was Microsoft's competitors (isn't this hypocritical in and of itself?), but someone took up the cause and made it a fedral case. Let's see... it was a very ugly woman, liked to burn people out of their homes, liked to send refugies back to dictatorships, covered up felonies by the president.... Thats it! Janet Reno!
The charge against Microsoft is what trigered the recession since the tech sector was driving the economy, and Microsoft was driving the tech sector.
There are other operating systems available, but few people want them. Prices have been dropping for decades, and the product has gotten better. This is the exact opposite of what happens with a monopoly. Microsoft and windows is what got computers into most homes by making computers understandable.
To continue to pursue this unholy crusade, started by the pyromaniac is to condemn our economy, our nation, and freedom!
MARK A SITY