Technically they have been found in violation of Anti-trust laws. People use the term "monoply" with them as propgaganda... ----- Original Message ----- From: "der.hans" To: Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Palladium : The cure for Independence > Am 04. Jul, 2002 schwätzte bob smith so: > > > >Ok why don't we try something new...... *Lets just > > >say in the end* (keep in mind this is a gigantic IF) > > >if Bill Gates overcomes unix and gets a way to > > >legally monopolize everything. > > > > err monopolies are illegal dude. I'm no lawyer, but > > I'm pretty sure you can't have a legal monopoly. > > That's what I used to think. We were wrong. Microsoft had a legal monopoly, > but they engaged in illegal anti-competitive activities to protect the > monopoly, which is how they came up against the anti-trust laws. > > I don't know if they've been found to have an illegal monopoly. > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # https://www.LuftHans.com/ > # I've got a photographic memory, > # but I'm lousy photographer. - der.hans > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss