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Post #2,810 by qstephens 7/25/01 3:14:38 PM Reply	Contrariwise... has it not been the business model of a number of companies to develop something and then get purchased by MS? qts
Post #2,842 by Andrew Grygus 7/25/01 11:08:24 PM Reply	Yes, but . . It worked for awhile, but then Microsoft showed a greater and greater tendency to just take stuff, which made a bad risk even worse for the VCs. [link\|www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #2,897 by mhuber 7/26/01 11:56:40 AM Reply	There was even a Simpsons episode in which Homer started an Internet company and Bill Gates offered to buy him out. But when Homer agreed, Bill's thugs just trashed the living room office. White guys in suits know best - Pat McCurdy
Post #2,937 by brettj 7/27/01 11:02:05 AM Reply	Thanks. I was going to make that reply but I couldn't find the right words. Plus I was surprised that more people did not disagree with my initial hypothesis. The idea came to me in a flash while taking a shower. (which is where I get many of my best ideas.)

Is Microsoft partly responsible for the economic problems? - (brettj) - (14) - July 25, 2001, 01:09:32 PM EDT

Yes. (Hey, ask a simple question, get a simple answer.) -NT - (drewk) - (8) - July 25, 2001, 01:12:41 PM EDT

This commentary agrees with you 101%) - (brettj) - July 25, 2001, 08:51:59 PM EDT

duh, energy prices climb 40% and someone claims - (boxley) - (6) - July 26, 2001, 02:32:42 AM EDT

So you are saying the economy is unrelated to software?! - (brettj) - (4) - July 26, 2001, 10:17:41 AM EDT

well several years of <$12 per barrell - (boxley) - (3) - July 26, 2001, 10:24:25 AM EDT

Did low oil prices cause the boom in the economy? - (brettj) - (2) - July 26, 2001, 12:24:37 PM EDT

didnt discount it just pointed out that money - (boxley) - (1) - July 27, 2001, 07:57:19 AM EDT

Your initial comment suggests you were discounting software - (brettj) - July 27, 2001, 08:50:08 AM EDT

Some oil, sure - (wharris2) - July 30, 2001, 07:39:03 PM EDT

Contrariwise... - (qstephens) - (3) - July 25, 2001, 03:14:38 PM EDT

Yes, but . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - July 25, 2001, 11:08:24 PM EDT

There was even a Simpsons episode - (mhuber) - July 26, 2001, 11:56:40 AM EDT

Thanks. - (brettj) - July 27, 2001, 11:02:05 AM EDT

Actually - global warming - (Ashton) - July 25, 2001, 08:38:41 PM EDT

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