Re: bundling is inherently unfair to consumers

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by Eric M. Hopper on 12/14/99 7:36 AM ---

>	Bundling Windows with half a ton of raw sewage is wrong.
>Bundling Red Hat with it wouldn't be because you could go get Debian if
>you wanted.  Bundling it with Mac OS or Solaris is pretty iffy, since
>they're both monopoly products in their market space.

All proprietary products are monopoly products "within their market 
space," given that nobody but the owner is able to freely manufacture the 
product. This is very much in the nature of patents and copyrights, and 
why I find this entire debate so absurd -- the definition of "market 
space" apparently depends entirely on who is doing the arguing.

Mitch Stone
mstone@vc.net