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The problem is...
...that markets can be "gamed" and often are. Then, I am NOT "free" to choose. Basically, all companies try to game the system to limit your choice to only their product.

It's all about lock-in and lock-out.
Posted by: ordaj@...   Posted on: 08/17/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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The problem is...  ordaj@... | 08/17/05
I don't agree  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
Choices  John L. Ries | 08/18/05
I Don't Get That  Stephen Wheeler | 08/19/05
i agree, We need to keep government out!  Zoraster | 08/17/05
As I said in the article  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
On patents and copyright  tic swayback | 08/17/05
But the framework is broken.  Zoraster | 08/17/05
Re: But  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Quibbles  tic swayback | 08/17/05
Re:  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
I think Microsoft's Monopoly was a thing of luck  voska | 08/17/05
Re: Re:  tic swayback | 08/17/05
Newbies  Patrick Jones | 08/17/05
I don't agree  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
You were saying?  tic swayback | 08/17/05
I wasn't going to touch that one!  Patrick Jones | 08/18/05
Maybe it's a Hollywood thing...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
I'd put it this way  tic swayback | 08/18/05
I disagree with your disagreement happy  Patrick Jones | 08/18/05
Re:  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
happy  Patrick Jones | 08/18/05
Re: Re:  none none | 08/18/05
Less than savory?!?  Robert Crocker | 08/18/05
Now Rob...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Not just a coincidence  tic swayback | 08/18/05
A penchant for understatement  Robert Crocker | 08/18/05
Re:  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Horse puckey!  Robert Crocker | 08/18/05
Good one, Robert.  Patrick Jones | 08/18/05
Off Target  Stephen Wheeler | 08/19/05
I do not agree.....  thungurknifur | 08/19/05
My take on this...  archnova79 | 08/17/05
The question  John L. Ries | 08/18/05
Does this apply to music as well?  tic swayback | 08/17/05
AAC?  archnova79 | 08/17/05
AAC is an open format and MP3 is proprietary  tic swayback | 08/17/05
Thanks  archnova79 | 08/18/05
The confusing thing  tic swayback | 08/18/05
Re: does this apply...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
Thanks for the reply  tic swayback | 08/17/05
Anti-trust is decided on popularity contests.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/05
Dividing line..  Patrick Jones | 08/17/05
Crossing the line  PB_z | 08/17/05
Not Okay, and Not 100%  Stephen Wheeler | 08/19/05
Complete misunderstanding of Antitrust  Richard Flude | 08/17/05
A defense  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/05
OK  Richard Flude | 08/17/05
Correction  Richard Flude | 08/17/05
DAM good response  Roger Ramjet | 08/18/05
First...  Zinoron | 08/18/05
This has been true for a long time  Mark Miller | 08/19/05
If I want to...  Zinoron | 08/19/05
Re: OK  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Speaking of listening...  ordaj@... | 08/18/05
No need for civil war either.  Zoraster | 08/18/05
Bad example  John L. Ries | 08/18/05
You underestimate the market  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Speaking of dragging feet...  ordaj@... | 08/18/05
Speaking of dragging feet...  ordaj@... | 08/18/05
Happy to have antitrust protection  Richard Flude | 08/18/05
Re: Re: OK  none none | 08/18/05
Huh?  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/05
I think he means...  Zinoron | 08/19/05
Re: Huh?  none none | 08/19/05
Bureaucrats?  John L. Ries | 08/18/05
Persuasive, but disagree about AT&T  Mark Miller | 08/18/05
Accounting for inflation?  John Le'Brecage | 08/20/05
The ultimate irony  Robert Crocker | 08/18/05
Ah yes...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/05
Not that easy  Robert Crocker | 08/18/05
Why are no further replies allowed  ordaj@... | 08/18/05
Because ZDNet's talkback system is crap  tic swayback | 08/18/05
Not true. You can comment  ordaj@... | 08/18/05
It depends on the number of posts in a given thread  tic swayback | 08/18/05
Hmmm  NemesisNL | 08/19/05
A last word  Dave F_z | 08/19/05
Sometimes people forget just that...  John Le'Brecage | 08/20/05
Way off  emcee_z | 08/20/05
Message has been deleted.  descifra | 08/22/05

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