Re: investing in sabatoge

[mario@depillis.org]

I would argue that most copy protection of software fits that description,
or at least I think that a good arguments for it could be made.  The 486
chip without the math coprecessor was also an example.  I was told that
Intel had to destroy the math coprocessor part.  

At 07:18 PM 5/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
>A Univeristy of California researcher claims Amgen did not want to use a
>technology that would reduce by half the dose of EPO patients need.
>jamie
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>On Sat, 29 May 1999, Michael Perelman wrote:
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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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