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Microsoft understands that it gained control of the Operating System because it controlled applications. It controlled applications because it controlled application development. The is why it is working on Silverlight as an application development platform -- and that is why it is getting its...

Of course Verizon doesn't object. There has been research for decades showing that a few competitors in a market are able to create an effective monopoly. The only real question is why our society has allowed industries to do this. There are plenty of ideas for laws that would prevent this.

Like many others, I find flash to be a poor solution. But this misses an important aspect. Throughout the history of the personal computer both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and other executives have held meetings to divide up the market so that each can get maximum profit. And this looks like...

Max Summers...Bill Gates don't need a PR stunt ...anyone who suggests that this is a big PR stunt is a fool...Stop crying about how he made the money. He is not the first one to monopolizing the market neither he'll be the last so just Shut Up. Bill does need a PR stunt. Back in the mid-1980's...

RobinPantiesFirst of all, smart large corporations and intelligent rich people use tax attorneys instead of accountants, ... numbskulls like you don't get to find out about their private financial details, ... NOTHING is risk free... attempts to maximize gains and hedge losses. It's not quite...

scook9...You do not have to like him but it is respectable having amassed that much wealth. It is not respectable amassing that much wealth. The techniques he used did not conform to the values of our society. Monopoly. Secret collusion with competitors. Threats. Offshore corporations. Off the...

funnyman06... I have personally met Mr. Gates and he was one of the most down to earth people I have ever met. I've met lots of executives. And I've worked with several direct reports to Bill. Let me put it this way: He hides the bulk of his wealth. He threatened companies to stop...

But how much is in his personal offshore accounts? Our company used the same accounting firm that Microsoft used. They move money between countries and offshore corporations to both keep it off the US books and transfer it to wealthy investors -- who were also the executives. Those accountants...

wiyosayaPersonally, I think this extends far beyond the telecom industry. Everywhere, you will see less product for more money. Next time your favorite food product changes packaging, note product weight for the new package vs the product weight for the old package.Even in ordinary business...

In the cable industry the real issue was "how can we charge more and make more money" and not bandwidth limitations. Sure, there were a few locations where current infrastructure was getting near the limit, but those could easily be upgraded by the profit being made at those locations. So, make...

There should be some law about voice quality. They multiplex too many digital signals on to a single digital channel. I'm convinced that they keep multiplexing signals until they lose enough customers, as opposed to caring about clarity. Cell phone service is essentially a monopoly. Studies...

I spent a career in high tech. Steve and Sony go way, way back. This technique is routine for negotiations between companies. In building a business that competes with itunes, Sony has gotten a negotiation tool, and will have something more to trade for concessions with Steve, Don't believe...

I spent a career in high tech. Steve and Sony go way, way back. This technique is routine for negotiations between companies. In building a business that competes with itunes, Sony has gotten a negotiation tool, and will have something more to trade for concessions with Steve, Don't believe...

I spent a career in high tech. Steve and Sony go way, way back. This technique is routine for negotiations between companies. In building a business that competes with itunes, Sony has gotten a negotiation tool, and will have something more to trade for concessions with Steve, Don't believe...

In theory, free markets are supposed to be competitive and thus lower prices and create consumer desired products. But if you think about it, none of those things are occurring. There are too many ways to undermine a "free market" system. (Think cable, phone, garbage, health, walmart,...)...