[Klug-general] [OT] Bill Gates: the last day at Microsoft

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
>> Every businessman wants a monopoly that makes money. If you want ethics 
>> then big business is not for you.
> 
> And here we go with a complete fallacy...
> 
> How many grocery store owners want a monopoly? They want fair
> competition.
> 
> Businessmen generally don't want a monopoly they just want clients which
> pay them so they get paid and so they can grow their business. 
> 
> I think you should stop speaking for "Every businessman" until you at
> the very least actually own one successful business. Oh but please
> remember that monopolistic behavior is actually ILLEGAL! You're
> essentially condoning breaking the law here.
> 
> FYI: 
> 
> Novell - big company, not monopolistic, doesn't want to be monopolistic
> Sun - big company, not monopolistic, doesn't want to be monopolistic
> etc...
> 
> K,
> 
Come on Karl, don't be so naive. What is the purpose of a business? It 
isn't to survive, it's to make money. And the most efficient way? Be the 
only person they can buy off.

I never said it is the right or the honourable way to do things, just 
the most efficient. Simple economics.