Verily I say unto thee, that amicus_unscrupulous spake thusly:
> but there is no reason to allows the latecomers to gain easy entry.
Since when is it any corporation's business to decide what is or is not
allowed? That's corporatism not capitalism, and certainly not democracy.
> You stupidly ignore the facts of the matter.
And your callousness blinds you to the moral depravity of businesses
operated like crime syndicates.
> When Microsoft started, they were a big guy regardless of their small
> size. The business environment itself was [minuscule].
IOW you equate "big guy" to "first to market", and then advocate that no
others may ever enter that market, because it's "right" that all markets
should be monopolised, excluding all competition. More extremist
corporatism.
> Microsoft is not a racketeer
How else would you describe a company that imposes its products on
consumers using secret deals, with OEMs and others, that exclude the
competition (FACT: proven and documented by the DOJ and EU)?
Oh but I forgot ... you don't believe in competition, because you're a
fascist nut.
How about bribery ... is /that/ acceptable (FACT: Sweden, Nigeria and
elsewhere)?
How about "stacked panels" (FACT: documented by Microsoft themselves,
and disclosed as court evidence) and other forms of corruption like
lobbying (legalised bribery), I suppose that's OK in your book too, is it?
Obviously any nefarious device is acceptable to you, as long as it
benefits Microsoft, then it's OK.
What is Microsoft afraid of, that they can't just sell products and
services on their own merits, rather than stoop to protectionism and
racketeering to secure sales? Well of course that's a rhetorical
question, since Microsoft's products and services /have/ little or no
technical merit.
> and was one of the key companies to develop the almost non-existent
> PC market
It was the key company that went dumpster diving for its first product,
then stole its second one from Gary Kildall. They've been raping and
pillaging the market ever since, but this is "OK" though, since it's
their "right". After all, they were the "first" to do so.
Yes, Microsoft are true innovators ... of software racketeering.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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