FWD: NewsScan: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

[janet paterson <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
>Re: 
>       If you read between the lines, as well as the item that ran a couple
>of weeks ago that IE 5.5 will be supporting MS proprietary standards at the
>expense of open standards, it's pretty clear that MS is making a major push
>to turn the web into its private property. In view of MS's history of
>innovation (near zilch outside of strong-arm marketing, maybe) and product
>quality, well, to say the thought is scary is an understatement. Example:
>consider the drop in web-based sales that would result. Let's do the math:
>Decreased sales for businesses; indirectly higher prices to consumers (since
>cheap prices become more expensive to sellers to compensate for decreased
>sales and site visitors); a single business benefits: MS. These guys in
>Redmond are doing their damnedest to make sure even their supporters on the
>DC Circuit Court can't help them. It may be late in the game to note this,
>but: a) the integration of Explorer into Windows (which was never much more
>than a marketing thing and nothing of much substance -- actually, a stupid
>idea if one as alleged) is just about the least important issue, and b)
>Judge Jackson apparently, and unfortunately for MS, keeps up on the news. A
>break-up of MS is beginning to look like an imperative, not just a good
>idea. (Mitchell Senft)




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