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I wasn't really talking about the antitrust suit. I was thinking more about the current efforts to use the patent system to reduce competition, which is fully supported by MS, among others.

Even if MS had no political support (purchased or otherwise), their current advantages would be difficult to overcome.

Bottom line is that large segments of the commercial software industry are not competitive and have not been in at least a decade. If the market is not competitive, it cannot set the price.
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Here's a crazy thought  ibabadur1 | 09/15/05
When you own the company, you can set the price.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/15/05
Spoken like a true shill, Axey.  Judas I. | 09/15/05
Microsoft is a publicly traded company and the market sets the price.  B.O.F.H. | 09/15/05
In order for the market to set the price...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
But if MS had...  rapson | 09/15/05
You're correct...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
Furthermore...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
funny  Jeff Spicoli | 09/15/05
Just like the retail price of gasoline  skeptic tank | 09/15/05
To be fair...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
Brain rot  ibabadur1 | 09/15/05
Here's a Crazier thought...  nucrash | 09/16/05
Microsoft shakes up Software Assurance  Otto_Delete | 09/15/05
I've gotten 3 new DVD players  voska | 09/15/05
So you're the one!  Otto_Delete | 09/15/05
I spent a $88  nucrash | 09/16/05
The only thing in life that is certain is that...  realitycheck101 | 09/15/05
"Software Assurance" aka "The Great MS scam"  shawkins | 09/15/05
Let's not forget...  WDE | 09/16/05
Forget the commercial proprietary OSes and just  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/05
SA stinks!  Protector | 09/15/05
At last  OldMarine | 09/15/05
Interesting...  zztong | 09/15/05
Topic from another article.  Anton Philidor | 09/15/05
wait a minute...  Dave P. | 09/15/05
No Helpful Changes  knoxbury | 09/16/05

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