Re: Linux News...

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

>>> Microsoft says linux making gains on windows
>>> [SNIP]
>> Mike List:
>>Wotta kick in the pants, for Microsoft to use of all things, Linux to
>>prove it doesn't hold a monopoly, or that its monopoly isn't a damper on
>>choice.
>Bruce Smith:
>That's true, but I guess we can't have it both ways.
>As the Linux user base grows, the M$ monopoly shrinks.

>Mark A. Storer:
>Fortunately, all the DOJ'ers need to prove is that MS broke the law before
>the statute of llimitations runs out (7 years?), not that they are
>currently breaking the law.

Also, citing Linux for cutting into M$ market share will be snickered out of court for two reasons:

1. Linux, as such is not a commercial product, and cannoit be seen as
   "competition".

2. The percentages of the total computer market share taken by Linux (and
   others), are collectively too small to matter.

Moreover, remember that it's not merely the finding of a monopoly, but the behavior of MS, such as predatory pricing and business practices, that are
at issue.

The use of Linux in defense of MS is too little and too late.
                                                            ---> RGB <---