[Gllug] Interesting article on the MS monopoly

[Richard Jones]

A good article from C|NET on Microsoft's business:

http://news.com.com/2100-7343_3-5190698.html?tag=nefd.lede

<quote>
 [Slowness of litigation] has typically given Microsoft enough time to
 solidly establish itself in the new markets, often with lethal effect
 on competitors, some observers say.

 "In the case of Standard Oil or the rail industry, those markets
 developed over decades," Berkeley's Shapiro said. "But what can happen
 in two or three years in the software industry is much more
 significant in terms of market structure and irreversibility than was
 the case with oil in 1895."

 "Government is really not equipped to regulate in such a fast-moving
 industry as technology," Rosoff added. "That's why the most aggressive
 antitrust commentators originally pressed for the breakup of the
 company."
</quote>

I've come to the conclusion that one of the best ways strategically to
rid us of the MS monopoly (and all the extra burden that entails on UK
business and the UK economy) is to get people using OpenOffice and
Mozilla -- on Windows.  See the section in the article above about
"moats" to see what I mean.

Rich.

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