Re: Microsoft's vision of empowering

["Norm" <normanmo@clark.net>]

On Thu,  9 Dec 1999 09:13:05 -0500 (EST), Gene Gaines wrote:


 [Snip]

>Am I wrong?  Or do we stand by and watch "Freedom to innovate" become
>"Freedom to control commerce" and then "Freedom to control freedom."
>
>The world is changing.  I believe the DOJ and the good members of this
>discussion list are setting their sights too low.
>
>Step back.  Look up.  There are those in the United States who are 
>intent on following a path which leads in the direction of enslaving 
>you.  I do not think the rest of the world will permit this, but it 
>may set back our country so badly that we will be left with only
>burgers and insurance to sell to each other.


     I (and others on this list) have long warned that it's about more
than just an OS for the PC.  IMO M$ is working to control *ALL*
'e-commerce' (for lack of a better term) by having their hands in both
ends.  At the current pace it won't be long before there will be
absolutely no way anyone will be able to do anything on the internet
without going through or using something from M$.

--
 ...Cheers,

 ...Norm

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