The Judicial Monopoly of Information Technology

[TechJumper]

The Judicial Monopoly of Information Technology
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Author: Michael Morelli
Date: July 8, 2001
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"Houston, we have a problem..."

The tech industry, while being somewhat cripled from the market volitility, is not seeing any help from the judicial system as they try to regain some market control and restablish status quo business operations. Everyday another story comes out bashing Microsoft for being a monopoly, when in fact, it is the judicial system that is the monopoly. They have somehow infected every aspect of this industry to where, by the wave of their hand, an entire market is lost...or found. This kind of power is now lying the wrong hands, and surprisingly, there is little Bush or anyone else can do about it.


Checks and Balances need to be reconciled with

Our government is founded on the basis that no branch may overthrough the other, thus, each branch can inflict equal amounts of change on the economy. Lately, the judicial branch has been inflicting nothing but Pain on our boys (tech companies). Yes, the market was inflated. Yes, a lot of people lost their shirts over the whole thing, but is that reason enough to make a company like Microsoft break up? Obviously not, because now, there is no chance that will happen, but what will take its place? Currently, there are many theories regarding the Microsoft Monopoly, a statement as bogus as Bill and Ted. lol. The most popular theory is that Microsoft will have to make Windows FREEWARE!


IMHO, freeware is the wrong way to go.

Just leave Microsoft alone! It wasn't until Janet Reno and her staff of underlords got a burr in their shoes that they decided to kill Microsoft. My theory is that she was angry at the success of Microsoft, and felt no one should be aloud to have that much money. There is one word to sum up this theory: Socialism.


The solution?

Its time to clean out the bad blood in the judicial system, a thought that is reeking the executive branch 24/7. Once the justice dept. is successfully shutout of the IT industry, the economy can finally stableize itself. I love our government, and all the liberties we have because of it, but there are times and events like this that make me want to become a libertarian and wave the confederate flag, lol. j/k


What do you think? Is the justice system out of line? Is Microsoft to blame? Please post your comments!


Thanks,

Michael Morelli (TechJumper)

[dday]

I'm no tech guy or IT industry person like alot of you, but I do believe that you are right when you guess that our judicial system has been medddling in economic affairs better handled by the industries involved. Let the businesses themselves slug it out in the market place.
I personally feel that Microsoft was being made an example of for not financially greasing the political wheels of the Democrate Party's machinery, if you follow me. Mr. Gates was operating too much as an Individual and not participating in the Patronage Game, so he was spanked.
History shows us what a moronic move this was by the last administration. Pac Bell was politically assaulted as a monopoly during the 80's.The outcome of this was a tremendous stock split for the investors and new appointments to new "boards of directors"
for the already seated and powerful seated "board members".
And not sure if anyone else has noticed. but my phone service not only didn't get better but it costs more and I'm regularly harrassed at home by different phone companies wanting me to switch over and over to new and better deals.Augh!!
As to whether Windows should be made into a freeware product, I shudder to think. It's screwed-up enough when I buy a newer version with a license. It could only get worse, a "Government Approved" version that a bunch of bureaucrats and politicians has had oversight of. These are typically people who failed in business and are deeply entrenched in the Patronage Game.
Just an Opinion, Folks. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[TechJumper]

My thoughts have always been that Microsoft has been made an example of in the following way: "Now I want everyone to see EXACTLY what the government will do if you are too successful...!" ----Janet Reno would have said that.

IMHO - Good thing they're gone.


TJ

[BBA]

My theory is that she was angry at the success of Microsoft, and felt no one should be aloud to have that much money. There is one word to sum up this theory: Socialism.


A statement I can not agree with. The fact shows that MS never donated to any public office or lobbied congress. This was a major sore spot with Bill Clinton, who not only wanted to be bought...forced people to buy him. In short, it is Bill Clintons method of extortion.

Notice that shortly after the investigation, the clinton offices started getting donations from MS...but MS also started giving to Republicans at the same time...which further angered the liar in chief.

Janet Reno was nothing but a meere puppet of the liar. That is the only reason she took legal action like she did.

I was surprised that she let the clinton investigation go as far as it did...but she at least stopped criminal prosecution he was due to make up for it.

Thats my take and I'm right http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[TechJumper]

LOL, now why did I think that I would be getting a visit from BBA http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

Don't even get me started man.


TJ

[cedar2]

Unbelievable!
The judicial system didn`t cause the turmoil in IT, nor do they make or delete markets. There may well be political manipulation, but thats not the current problem in the business. If MS was broken up into component units, they would still make money hand over fist, but they would be forced to make a better product because they would lose the use of the practices which allowed them to dominate the market. We might even see some true innovation and we would certainly see a lot less of the consumer control that MS has been inserting into it`s products. MS, however, is just a red herring here.

If you have to blame someone, blame the investment business for the huge amount of hype and profiteering that allowed companies who didn`t include making money in their business plan to capitalize in the billions of dollars. Blame the investors who bought into the hype because of greed and the opportunity to make enormous sums of money without any real sensible basis for the investments. Blame the IT industry for buying into it`s own bullsh*t and actually believing that there was an unlimited market for their products, be they hardware, software or services. Blame the marketers for spewing the line that online shopping was going to revolutionize the retail business and there would be no room left for conventional, profit oriented business and blame every one who bought that line until the actual practice proved how ineffective it is. Blame the early adopters who just had to have the fastest and best of the new technology and so bought every version of win produced as well as each of the CPUs introduced as they progressed by 33MHz speed steps and created a market segmnent based on oneupmanship.

The bottom line is that the whole IT revolution is so overblown as to be ludicrous. The technology WILL change the world, but it isn`t going to happen overnight. Appropriate uses for the technology need to be developed and refined. The profiteers need to make their money and get out of the game so the realists can take over. Technology needs to be for the sake of something besides itself, and solutions need to be highly refined to meeet actual problems in order to be worthwhile.

The government can`t control IT. Any company that has problems can simply close down and setup elsewhere out of the reach of Uncle Sam.

[TechJumper]

I certainly agree with your thoughts regarding the CPU industry creating a deep void in the market, moving up their processing speeds one hertz at a time http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif. Heck, look at the SGI, it processes at like 3 ghz....


TJ