Re: Rob Glaser's note about realnetwork problems

[Billy Forrest <billyf@earthlink.net>]

I agree.  Microsoft is not the only dishonest company out there.  But, (and
that's a big but), out of those companies, Microsoft has the most power.  Yes,
right is right and wrong is wrong, but does it surprise you that more and more
companies are jumping on the MS-bashing bandwagon?  I mean this company has
done some real harm here. We may never know how much.  How many people have
they discouraged from even trying to compete?  Lost innovation opportunities.
Microsoft has stunted the growth of the industry.

Eric M. Bennett wrote:

> Bill Forrest wrote:
>
> >I personally don't feel for Microsoft at all.  They've put themselves in a
> >position to scrutinized and critisized at every turn.  RealNetworks must
> >feel at least threatened by them to speak out against them.  History has
> >shown that they have every right to feel threatened.
>
> That's true, but we still ought to hear Microsoft out fairly.  Why?  Well...
>
> I haven't looked at the details surrounding what does or does not happen
> with various versions of Real Player.  However, I am sure that at some
> point a company is going to try to jump on the MS-bashing bandwagon with
> some very dubious if not clearly false claims; Microsoft is not the only
> dishonest company out there.  When that happens, I'm going to have to
> defend Microsoft.  Like you, I won't feel the least bit sorry for them, but
> I'll still have to defend them.
>
> --
> Eric Bennett (http://www.pobox.com/~ericb/), Cornell Biochemistry Department
>
> [If you are Bill Gates and you] want to control video? Just add it to
> Windows. Want to control Java? Just add it to Windows. Want to control the
> Internet? Just add it to Windows. Everyone has to buy Windows.
> -Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO