[ale] Microsoft wins again

[Mike Millson]

Here are some figures I put together a few weeks ago. Given M$'s $40 billion
cash reserves, the trial was probably a drop in a bucket.

Employees
====================
M$: 50,000
IBM: 300,000

3Q2002 Revenue
====================
M$: $7.7 billion
IBM: $19.8 billion

3Q2002 Operating Income (profit)
====================
M$: $3.3 billion (I don't know where the $4 billion # below comes from. I
got this off the M$ site.)
IBM: $1.7 billion

Cash on balance sheets
====================
M$: $40 billion
IBM: $5.2 billion

Debt
====================
M$: $0
IBM: $25.7 billion

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 8:34 AM
To: ALE
Subject: Re: [ale] Microsoft wins again




Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 07:56:36PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
>
>>I suppose everyone's heard, Microsoft has gotten off free with the
>>latest judgement being accepted.
>
>
> 	I wouldn't QUITE say free.  Pretty damn EASY, yes.  Free, no.
> Damn expensive, quite frankly.  Future history will tell the tale
> of how easy, but free is definitely not an applicable word in any
> context.  ;-/=/

Free as in, the cost of the trial to Microsoft does not compare to the
amount of money they have made because of their monopoly.  Basically,
telling Microsoft that it's okay to use your monopoly to destroy other
companies and extend your existing market.

So, it was no cost to Microsoft.  They paid a small price in the trial
in comparison to the gains.

>
>
>>--
>>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
>
>
>>I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
>>to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
>
>
>
> 	Mike

--
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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