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Two things

First, F/OSS mitigates the risk of apps will no longer be available, in theory. You can hire a programmer to hook with the source, even thought it's no longer supported? Is that a real-world scenario? Maybe, for mission critical apps.

Secondly, AT&T's monopoly, a natural monopoly protected by law by the way, was based soley on the fact that is would hurt consumers to have a competing firm. The tremendous amount of public money required to duplicate AT&T's infrastructure would more than wipe out any savings consumers would see with competitive prices. So AT&T has a monopoly, but they are not free to charge whatever they like. Their prices, and even thier profitability, are governed by law.

Posted by: Real World   Posted on: 09/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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