Re: bundling (again)

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

Mitch,

Mitch Stone wrote:
> 
> --- From a message sent by Joe Moore on 12/3/99 1:54 PM ---
> 
> >Is that all consumers?  If so, then a contradiction can be shown by
> >finding a  consumer to whom bundling is fair.  Bundling applications
> >with an operating system is fair to those consumers who want the
> >functionality of all elements of the bundle.  Therefore, bundling is not
> >inherently unfair to all consumers.
> >
> >Are there consumers for which bundling is unfair?  Yes.  But your
> >generalization is not justified.
> >
> >If you mean that "bundling is inherently unfair for some consumers", I
> >would say that the fairness is not inherent to the bundling, since it is
> >not universal.  So your generalization is not justified.
> 
> Mr. Mettler is not required to justify anything he says, at least in his
> own mind. His acts of pure faith and guesswork are more valid then
> everyone else's facts, reasoning and experience put together. We should
> know that by now.

I do consider the needs and wants of all consumers.  I also classify
them very carefully so you can review their interests.

In case you have completely forgotten:

1) I considered the needs and wants of those consumers who do not
connect with the internet
2) I considered the needs and wants of those consumers who might connect
with the internet but prefer to pick their own applications (that is
everyone else)
3) And, I considered the needs and wants of even those consumers who
only want to buy a single brand of products.

Many not only ignore 1 or 2 of those classes but they also deceitfully
fail to identify which group of consumers they claim to represent.

If you still do not understand why consumers pick and choose the
products they need and want, I am not sure anyone can help you in this
regard.

I would also like to point out that I have never suggested IE nor the
Microsoft brand of any product should not be available to consumers as a
choice.  So, either everyone agrees with this view or they are simply
promoting a particular brand (whatever that may be).

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