At 07:59 PM 10/26/98 -0800, you wrote:
>with the microsoft case we extropians are on the horns of a
>nasty dilemma. would we prefer bill gates to gain an iron fisted
>control over practically everything that has a keyboard, or
>would we prefer big brother (in the form of the federal
>trade commission) to step in? the comments of those outside
>the u.s. are most welcome, for you too are effected. spike
That's a tough one. Let me think about it for a nanosecond. Ah, yes, I say the government should keep their clumsy hands to themselves.
For list of reasons why, see:
<http://www.smart.net/~kaz/microsoft.html>http://www.smart.net/~kaz/microso ft.html
Max
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