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Now there's a perfect opportunity for some bipartisan cooperation.

Heinz has about 60% of their business done outside of the US. Why would all their business be done in the US again? Teresa Heinz doesn't have much more than a 4% control of the company. Still a substantial amount for a company that size, but not enough to reflect in decision-making.

Yes, exectly, Heinz has some 90% of the U.S. ketchup market, this even though you can make your own ketchup, and firms like Hunt's offer ketchup. Yet the anti-trust people have not been knocking down Heinz's door. The key reason being that Heinz has not abused their position in the ketchup market. For example:

• Buying a bottle of Heinz ketchup does not also mean you MUST buy a packet of Heinz Marinader sauce.
• Giving up on Heinz ketchup in favor of say home made ketchup does not mean you must give up your investment in Heinz Sweet Teriyaki sauce
• Heinz does not use the profits from their near monopoly in ketchup to subsidize losses in the apparel / novelty market (with the clear dream of setting up a monopolies in those areas too).

In other words this has never been about Microsoft having a near monopoly it is about the abuse of the monopoly. If for the sake of argument Microsoft had (like say Heinz) reached their position just by having a very good, resonably priced product, then not used their near monopoly to try and crush all others the regulators would have basicly left them alone. Instead Microsoft has taken a very different path... and the net result Heinz is being left alone while Microsoft isn't.

Yes, exectly, Heinz has some 90% of the U.S. ketchup market, this even though you can make your own ketchup, and firms like Hunt's offer ketchup. Yet the anti-trust people have not been knocking down Heinz's door. The key reason being that Heinz has not abused their position in the ketchup market. For example:

• Buying a bottle of Heinz ketchup does not also mean you MUST buy a packet of Heinz Marinader sauce.
• Giving up on Heinz ketchup in favor of say home made ketchup does not mean you must give up your investment in Heinz Sweet Teriyaki sauce
• Heinz does not use the profits from their near monopoly in ketchup to subsidize losses in the apparel / novelty market (with the clear dream of setting up a monopolies in those areas too).

In other words this has never been about Microsoft having a near monopoly it is about the abuse of the monopoly. If for the sake of argument Microsoft had (like say Heinz) reached their position just by having a very good, resonably priced product, then not used their near monopoly to try and crush all others the regulators would have basicly left them alone. Instead Microsoft has taken a very different path... and the net result Heinz is being left alone while Microsoft isn't.

Yes, exectly, Heinz has some 90% of the U.S. ketchup market, this even though you can make your own ketchup, and firms like Hunt's offer ketchup. Yet the anti-trust people have not been knocking down Heinz's door. The key reason being that Heinz has not abused their position in the ketchup market. For example:

• Buying a bottle of Heinz ketchup does not also mean you MUST buy a packet of Heinz Marinader sauce.
• Giving up on Heinz ketchup in favor of say home made ketchup does not mean you must give up your investment in Heinz Sweet Teriyaki sauce
• Heinz does not use the profits from their near monopoly in ketchup to subsidize losses in the apparel / novelty market (with the clear dream of setting up a monopolies in those areas too).

In other words this has never been about Microsoft having a near monopoly it is about the abuse of the monopoly. If for the sake of argument Microsoft had (like say Heinz) reached their position just by having a very good, resonably priced product, then not used their near monopoly to try and crush all others the regulators would have basicly left them alone. Instead Microsoft has taken a very different path... and the net result Heinz is being left alone while Microsoft isn't.

I know that you didn't profess to be a Heinz expert but the history of Heinz may prove some worth.

Heinz believed in people and quality.
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The first product was horseradish, and the glass of its bottle was clear. There was a reason: while competitors extended their horseradish with fillers, concealed from view in green glass jars, Founder Henry John Heinz took his stand on quality and proudly displayed his product in transparent bottles. See? No leaves, no wood fiber, no turnip filler.
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As for people - he built and maintained on site accommodation for his factory workers. Laundry & food, education, child care and other things were supplied as part of the worker renumeration. The families ate in huge dining halls.

Heinz was one of the few companies to not lay people off during the depression. In fact he increased his workforce. He felt that American business had let the American people down by turning them onto the streets.

& btw. hardly anyone outside of American rides a Harley. They are the gayest bikes in the world

hmm, where else will this trend lead us? We already have green ketchup and artificially colored margarine-spread.
How about some mix & match taste sensations!
Liver & Onions Cereal (the kids love it!)
Cod Cheeks & Brussel Sprouts (building health bones and halitosis)
Chicken Nuggets & Scrambled Eggs (Free Salmonella Inside)

the possibilities are endless... (and nauseating!)

Yeah, they're around.

1. When and where can I get the new EZ Squirt Funky Purple?

Heinz EZ Squirt Funky Purple will be available nationally this fall. Look for the product to begin appearing on store shelves in September.

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