Re: bundling is inherently unfair to consumers

["Lewis A. Mettler" <lmettler@lamlaw.com>]

"Eric M. Hopper" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 04:47:19PM -0500, Lewis A. Mettler wrote:
> > Eric,
> >
> > "Eric M. Hopper" wrote:
> >>
> >>         Trying to define what different products are so you can
> >> define bundling is like trying to define the difference between
> >> erotica and pornography.  Sorry, no matter what the court thinks,
> >> they'll be wrong.
> >
> > Nope.  Not at all.
> >
> > It is already done.  Just visit your computer store.  If you are too
> > confused by all the boxes, ask for help.  Have someone point out the
> > applications by category.  If you still do not understand why the
> > browser from Netscape is an application and the browser from Microsoft
> > is always bundled with the OS, ask Microsoft.  They said on the stand
> > it was just a matter of packaging.
> 
>         Yep, and I can go buy boxes with bundled web servers, and
> bundled god knows what else.  I like it that way.

What you yourself want to purchase does not define fairness to others.

Do you really want to be forced to buy what I like?

-- 
Lewis A. Mettler, Esq.(Attorney and Software Developer)
lmettler@LAMLaw.com
http://www.lamlaw.com/ (detailed review of the Microsoft antitrust
trial)