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investing in sabatoge

To: antitrust@essential.org
Subject: investing in sabatoge
From: Michael Perelman <michael@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 13:00:58 -0700
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I am interested in learning about examples of corporations investing in
technologies to restrict the usefulness of their products.  Monsanto's
terminator technology, for example, makes seeds less useful to farmers.
I recall that IBM added circuitry to its PC Jr. to make it difficult to
install a second hard time.  Microsoft is accused of similar mischief.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael@ecst.csuchico.edu

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