. . . all sorts of things that they must know full well make it easier for people to use mp3s. Things like portable mp3 players (gasp! what do they think is going on there?). Sony cd burners let people use mp3s to make cd's instead of buying them. As a more historical precedent, Sony tape decks have been enabling people to copy music for years.
I am as dissatisfied with the poor performance of Microsoft products as anyone else, but I don't think that this is the way to beat them. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to have Microsoft go down because it was replaced by superior software than because of an act of government? I don't see why anyone would think of Microsoft as a monopoly when there are other commercially available products that provide similar if not insanely superior results. Just because most people don't want to, or don't know how to use these other operating systems doesn't mean that they don't exist. We are proof of that. I could be wrong, it has been known to happen every one in a while }:-{
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. . . all sorts of things that they must know full well make it easier for people to use mp3s. Things like portable mp3 players (gasp! what do they think is going on there?). Sony cd burners let people use mp3s to make cd's instead of buying them. As a more historical precedent, Sony tape decks have been enabling people to copy music for years.
I am as dissatisfied with the poor performance of Microsoft products as anyone else, but I don't think that this is the way to beat them. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to have Microsoft go down because it was replaced by superior software than because of an act of government? I don't see why anyone would think of Microsoft as a monopoly when there are other commercially available products that provide similar if not insanely superior results. Just because most people don't want to, or don't know how to use these other operating systems doesn't mean that they don't exist. We are proof of that. I could be wrong, it has been known to happen every one in a while }:-{