Original Sender : Ari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------- http://www.VallejoNet.net/Macintosh4ever/news/990329.results.html The MS Monopoly, poll results Before I became ill, I posted a question about what should happen to Microsoft as a result of the trial. A full two-thirds of respondants said they should be broken up in one way or another, and I would have to agree, this is a substantial and fitting punishment for the crime committed. Microsoft has abused their power too much to get away with a slap on the wrist again - and the only recourse I see as fit is to take away the piece that holds the power - the OS. Now, many will say if you break MS up by departments, then one part still has the "monopoly power". This is incorrect. It is true that they will still have the same monopoly status in OSes, but in order to use its power, they must have somewhere to leverage it onto, and with a breakup, they no longer are pushing other parts of their business (because they no longer own them). Throughout the week, I will be exploring the possible outcomes and their effects on Apple and the Mac, as I return from my weeklong unplanned hiatus. Here are the results: What do you want to happen to Microsoft? Fined (15) 4% Forced to license source (52) 14% Broken up by dept. (160) 42% Broken into equal companies (87) 23% Govt Regulated (31) 8% Who cares? (37) 10% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Compu-Mania MailingList is provided by PT Centrin Utama Maintained by : [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Post a msg : Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe : Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] BODY : unsubscribe Compu-Mania For more information, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "HELP" in the BODY of your mail (without quote). ----------------------------------------------------------------
