Microsoft plays hardball

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Gary — 9/6/2001 5:09:42 PM (archived)

Don't be naive about Microsoft. They play hardball better than anyone. If there were bribes to be paid, they paid them in full. I believe in this case, the bribery was cancelled out by Microsoft versus their many competitors, i.e. IBM, Oracle, etc.

Gary

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Government takes gun out of Microsoft's mouth - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2001 4:11:33 PM
- A larger problem for MS - FrankC - 9/7/2001 3:31:50 PM
  - Re: A larger problem for MS - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2001 5:14:24 PM
    - Certainly - FrankC - 9/7/2001 3:12:53 PM
- Coincidence - Gary - 9/6/2001 5:05:39 PM
  - Not really - Larry J - 9/7/2001 1:44:32 PM
    - Microsoft almost missed the boat - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2001 3:19:49 PM
      - Microsoft has screwed up many times - Larry J - 9/7/2001 4:18:52 PM
        
        Re: Microsoft has screwed up many times - phil - 9/7/2001 4:33:36 PM
        
        Not true - Larry J - 9/7/2001 5:06:02 PM
        
        I stand corrected (n/t) (n/t) - phil - 9/8/2001 5:19:27 PM
  - Thanks Gary - Buck Galaxy - 9/6/2001 6:10:23 PM
    - Re: Thanks Gary - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2001 6:50:12 PM
      - Re: Thanks Gary - Buck Galaxy - 9/7/2001 4:02:55 PM
        
        Just goes to show - Larry J - 9/7/2001 4:58:17 PM
        
        Jerry Pournelle write good sci fi - Buck Galaxy - 9/8/2001 6:51:09 PM
        
        How can you claim to understand economics, Buck... - Larry J - 9/9/2001 9:29:03 AM
        
        Re: How can you claim to understand economics, Buck... - Buck Galaxy - 9/10/2001 2:31:57 PM
        
        The market is divided into multiple OSs - Larry J - 9/10/2001 4:08:15 PM
        
        Re: Just goes to show - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2001 6:28:16 PM
- Re: DOJ - Raoul - 9/6/2001 4:31:52 PM
  - The Department of Justice is in the Executive Branch, Raoul - Larry J - 9/6/2001 5:03:46 PM
    - Larry hit the nail right on the head. - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2001 9:12:10 AM
      - Microsoft plays hardball - Gary - 9/6/2001 5:09:42 PM
    - Executive Branch - Raoul - 9/6/2001 8:08:38 AM

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