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Post #7,399

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8/31/01 10:18:01 PM

Oh it will...

...but the time to wait could be very long.

Correctiion will occur...and in most cases it will occur by replacement.

Fer instance...had there been no regulation of electricity production this would've happened quicker...a cost effective way to power your own home would have been developed (its here now..seen the new propane generators?)

Had natural gas prices not been regulated...bullet tanks would have been more prevalent.

Telephone service at the local level in Europe is responding to monopoly by a mass shift to digital phones.

So...the real issue becomes...how long should society allow the severe misallocation of resources caused by companies operating as a monopoly....and how far should society allow them to leverage that advantage.

Clearly...the 2 major economies on the planet (US and EU) have agreed that as long as a monopoly is fairly gained and not abused....they will be tolerated....however...if that advantage is used to destroy other markets...it will be dealt with.

You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson}

[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]

Post #7,420

9/1/01 12:37:37 AM

Well... we are still waiting on that last supposition

No?

I (ahem) see the next and near-term performance of our er justice system as, very much Unknown. I am supposing that, judges being human and all, and Not disconnected from the media (including the preponderance of InfotainmentWorld over umm zIWETHEY Illuminati ?) - then adding in some cockamamie impression that say, *as Microsloth goes, so goes the Economy.. -- it is ALL very much still a crapshoot, whether any sane remedies occur AND, whether occurs anything approaching fair PUNISHMENT, for the principal architects of the M$ Scam of the century. As of today.

And what are the odds that any compensation shall ever accrue to the - surely more than several - Ed Currys ?

* What's good for General Motors is good for the country..

This may be before your time, depending upon what passed for Econ as you were tortured by those (poor baby) successive texts.. It was indeed uttered by one Charlie Wilson, in Ike's cabinet.

I'd say that we most often hew towards the Repo mindset, and that hewing always and everywhere - benefits One Class only; it is exceptional when that is less true. There is no longer any significant organized opposition to this hegemony (however we argue: how it got this way), and It Shows.

Ashton

Blessed are those who expect nothing,
for never shall they be disappointed..

Bill Gates's way, or no way - (addison) - (105) - Aug. 29, 2001, 12:33:21 PM EDT

A lesson - - (imric) - (104) - Aug. 29, 2001, 05:52:42 PM EDT

At last I see, the only viable solution next: - (Ashton) - Aug. 29, 2001, 09:25:47 PM EDT

Wrong lesson. - (addison) - (102) - Aug. 29, 2001, 09:36:45 PM EDT

This faith may not be entirely misplaced but.. - (Ashton) - Aug. 29, 2001, 11:08:56 PM EDT

And the Thousand Year Reich would have corrected itself . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Aug. 30, 2001, 02:16:16 AM EDT

Touch\ufffd____cackle___cackle_____Market Forces for Dummies\ufffd - (Ashton) - Aug. 30, 2001, 06:03:23 AM EDT

Markets, Andrew, not Governments. - (addison) - (5) - Aug. 30, 2001, 09:38:10 AM EDT

False Godwin. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:39:19 AM EDT

False False godwin. - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:19:19 AM EDT

I fail to see the difference. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:32:44 AM EDT

The one sentence version - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:57:39 AM EDT

I agree, its a failing. :) - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:28:37 PM EDT

I disagree. - (Another Scott) - (15) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:04:50 AM EDT

Re: I disagree. - (addison) - (14) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:38:00 AM EDT

The infrastructure would still be there . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Aug. 30, 2001, 12:02:42 PM EDT

That's a "presume" not a "simply". - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:31:49 PM EDT

What's Microsoft's ratio of "plants, trucks, etc"... - (CRConrad) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:55:20 PM EDT

Erm. I think you got mixed up. - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 02:16:00 PM EDT

Counterexample. - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 30, 2001, 05:02:12 PM EDT

SOAP - (Decco Dave) - (8) - Sept. 1, 2001, 11:28:08 AM EDT

Needs more washing - (addison) - (3) - Sept. 1, 2001, 11:56:40 AM EDT

Re: Needs more washing - (Decco Dave) - (2) - Sept. 3, 2001, 11:16:10 PM EDT

Needs a LOT more washing. - (addison) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 12:53:45 AM EDT

Interoperation? - (Decco Dave) - Sept. 4, 2001, 12:28:29 PM EDT

Re: SOAP - MS 'invented' SOAP ? - (dmarker2) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:06:52 PM EDT

Pleasing MS - (Decco Dave) - Sept. 3, 2001, 11:29:09 PM EDT

Microsoft did not invent SOAP. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:00:45 PM EDT

Dave Winer. - (static) - Sept. 3, 2001, 12:27:38 AM EDT

Antitrust law IS a 'market correction' -NT - (imric) - (76) - Aug. 30, 2001, 05:29:26 PM EDT

No, its an artificial outside influence, like ceiling/floors -NT - (addison) - (43) - Aug. 30, 2001, 08:51:54 PM EDT

Wrong. - (imric) - (42) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:34:33 PM EDT

If you insist on perverting the language, fine. - (addison) - (41) - Aug. 31, 2001, 12:24:14 AM EDT

noting previous antitrust vs. Microsoft - (wharris2) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:46:23 AM EDT

Absolute faith in a simplistic concept, 'free market' - (Ashton) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:18:55 AM EDT

So hostile... - (imric) - (38) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:58:40 AM EDT

Because its a "concept" that disallows agreement. - (addison) - (37) - Aug. 31, 2001, 10:24:01 AM EDT

Now we know - (Silverlock) - (4) - Aug. 31, 2001, 11:19:48 AM EDT

Re: Now we know - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:15:35 PM EDT

Just going by history - (Silverlock) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:58:22 PM EDT

I suggest you repeat History, you've forgotten it. - (addison) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 02:08:36 PM EDT

Sorry dude, you just rub me the wrong way - (Silverlock) - Aug. 31, 2001, 02:29:17 PM EDT

Sure. Whatever. - (imric) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 11:32:36 AM EDT

Re: Sure. Whatever. - (addison) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:12:21 PM EDT

? - (imric) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:09:58 PM EDT

You've gotten confused. - (addison) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:19:13 PM EDT

Shoplifting is a market force . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 12:02:23 PM EDT

WOT - (jbrabeck) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:08:52 PM EDT

Not really. - (addison) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:24:39 PM EDT

Huh??? - (CRConrad) - (4) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:12:14 PM EDT

Context, CRC, context. - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:43:06 PM EDT

What, you think BeeP is the only economist in here??? - (CRConrad) - (2) - Sept. 2, 2001, 07:09:18 PM EDT

No idea how many there are in here. - (addison) - Sept. 2, 2001, 10:45:15 PM EDT

Econometrics...cool - (bepatient) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:34:12 PM EDT

Good point... - (hnick) - (17) - Sept. 1, 2001, 10:54:07 AM EDT

Two approaches to "the market" - (Andrew Grygus) - (16) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:37:56 PM EDT

Re: Two approaches to "the market" - (addison) - (11) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:14:28 PM EDT

BTW: - (addison) - (10) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:15:40 PM EDT

Which is why you adhere . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:55:31 PM EDT

Which is why I asked... - (addison) - (8) - Sept. 1, 2001, 02:56:56 PM EDT

How "Super Buys" work . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Sept. 1, 2001, 04:25:28 PM EDT

Hey! I think I see a 'graph' in there________:-\ufffd - (Ashton) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:12:49 PM EDT

Adventures in marketing #48734655j - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:56:44 PM EDT

Or, for the 'engineering model' - (Ashton) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:38:24 PM EDT

No problem - it's "Faith Based" -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 1, 2001, 06:52:49 PM EDT

Missed item - (wharris2) - (2) - Sept. 3, 2001, 07:11:36 PM EDT

dollar stores also - (boxley) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:23:43 PM EDT

No, I got that . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:41:16 PM EDT

Boys boys boys.... - (bepatient) - (3) - Sept. 2, 2001, 01:24:22 PM EDT

Now don't spoil it, BP - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 04:30:42 PM EDT

How much is this a semantic argument? - (drewk) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:35:31 PM EDT

Definition... - (bepatient) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:03:41 PM EDT

hate to let a perfectly degenerating thread go to waste. - (boxley) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 09:46:19 PM EDT

Ah.. but the *Biggest* 'marketing force' has to be - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 06:41:26 AM EDT

I think there is a definition issue here - (ben_tilly) - (31) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:03:53 PM EDT

Exactly. Thanks. - (addison) - (30) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:26:31 PM EDT

Fine! - (imric) - (7) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:01:33 PM EDT

Market theory assumes idealized conditions. - (drewk) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:30:55 PM EDT

Oh, shut the (*#@$ up. - (addison) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:21:11 PM EDT

*chuckle* -NT - (imric) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:59:00 PM EDT

Re: Fine! - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:15:20 PM EDT

Thanks for an illuminating thread, all. - (Ashton) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:58:46 PM EDT

Aieee! - (imric) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:53:09 PM EDT

In support of your position - (boxley) - Sept. 1, 2001, 09:56:04 PM EDT

Where do you get this stuff from??? - (CRConrad) - (21) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:11:55 PM EDT

Many years of econ classes. - (addison) - (17) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:25:02 PM EDT

How many? And of *what* -- Econ 101, over and over again...? - (CRConrad) - (6) - Sept. 2, 2001, 06:46:18 PM EDT

3. - (addison) - Sept. 2, 2001, 10:59:10 PM EDT

Apologies to Mr. Smith, for having blamed him for - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:45:04 PM EDT

Natural monopoly - (bepatient) - (3) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:50:10 PM EDT

yeah right Auburn :-) - (boxley) - Sept. 3, 2001, 01:08:08 AM EDT

yeah right Auburn :-) - (boxley) - (1) - Sept. 3, 2001, 01:08:09 AM EDT

Just had to give the credit.... - (bepatient) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:53:50 AM EDT

Not just time but method - (mhuber) - (9) - Sept. 4, 2001, 01:34:20 PM EDT

Yep...sometimes what is substituted... - (bepatient) - (8) - Sept. 4, 2001, 03:53:36 PM EDT

How so? - (Silverlock) - (7) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:05:31 PM EDT

Issues... - (bepatient) - (6) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:26:50 PM EDT

Good! the nitty-gritty.. finally. - (Ashton) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:23:42 PM EDT

I figured Billy needs a personal punishment. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:37:30 PM EDT

Well... - (bepatient) - Sept. 4, 2001, 07:59:40 PM EDT

Then why didn't you describe one? :-) - (static) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 09:23:24 PM EDT

Nope. Then he'd go into politics directly, 'stead of buying' -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 4, 2001, 10:48:04 PM EDT

Re: Issues... - (addison) - Sept. 4, 2001, 10:16:30 PM EDT

Oh it will... - (bepatient) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 10:18:01 PM EDT

Well... we are still waiting on that last supposition - (Ashton) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:37:37 AM EDT

AT&T - (wharris2) - Sept. 1, 2001, 03:23:32 AM EDT

Well, yes and no.
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