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Post #8,103
by SpiceWare
9/10/01 12:01:09 PM
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New In this case, they're not a monopoly
They have zero market share in video game consoles. The monopoly part would come in if M$ was requiring you to buy a Microsoft Xbox game in order to purchase a Windows upgrade for your computer.

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Post #8,122
by mhuber
9/10/01 3:20:33 PM
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New Exactly - the market is a harsh enforcer
Since there is no monopoly, and there is competition, it is appropriate that the govornment sit back and let the market work.

Except for, possibly, a bit of buzz because it's a new thing, I expect the market to do what it always does to companies that don't know how to compete. The bundling will certainly help. I don't expect to see a 2003 edition of the XBox.

For the most part, the things that are illegal when a monopoly does them are suicidal in a competetive market. Anti-trust law is designed to fill in the gaps when the marketplace fails.

The market, when it works, is a much harsher enforcer than the govornment.
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- Pat McCurdy
     Paying More for an Xmas Xbox - (bluke) - (13) - Sept. 10, 2001, 06:49:05 AM EDT
         DOJ where are you? -NT - (Silverlock) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 08:51:16 AM EDT
             With their head in the crapper, IIRC... -NT - (inthane-chan) - Sept. 10, 2001, 08:54:14 AM EDT
         In this case, they're not a monopoly - (SpiceWare) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:01:09 PM EDT
             Exactly - the market is a harsh enforcer - (mhuber) - Sept. 10, 2001, 03:20:33 PM EDT
         Yup, LA Times did that one weeks ago. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:13:14 PM EDT
             Plus another reason not to buy a XBox: it's FUGLY! -NT - (tonytib) - Sept. 10, 2001, 06:38:30 PM EDT
         Over the short term - (JayMehaffey) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:54:01 PM EDT
         Gamer 'brand consciousness' VS the other M$ issues - (Ashton) - (5) - Sept. 10, 2001, 04:28:44 PM EDT
             Conciousness? Gamers? You want consciousness? - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 10, 2001, 04:55:40 PM EDT
             I think you're expecting too much... - (Simon_Jester) - (3) - Sept. 10, 2001, 10:21:22 PM EDT
                 Good games/price - (wharris2) - (2) - Sept. 10, 2001, 10:51:25 PM EDT
                     "Microsoft has deep sixed competitors before" - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 11, 2001, 01:15:32 AM EDT
                         I like that comparison. :-) - (static) - Sept. 11, 2001, 01:30:35 AM EDT

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