Re: no Java in XP Windows

I was one of the guys that hated the idea of breaking up Ma Bell. Bell Labs
was a real hero to me, with all the technologies they came up with.

But I have to admit that I feel better about that market now. It isn't that
I think we'd all be using rotary dial phones still, but I do feel that
competition in the market is useful for speeding up innovation. I think the
Internet is a big proof of that pudding. After all, how many backbone
providers would we have if it weren't for that breakup?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Dow" <pcdow@yahoo.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: no Java in XP Windows


> Hi John,
>
> "a solution that addresses the problem" -- any suggestions?  Breaking them
> up (assuming you could prevent collusion between the new companies) would
> seem to address the problem of MS application developers having unfair
> insiders knowledge of the OS, especially if OS disinformation is being
given
> to competitors.
>
> What's your opinion of the breakup of Ma Bell into Bell operating
companies?
> Anyone? Are we better off or worse off? I see it as a similar problem --
> there was an argument for leaving them one company, i.e. better
integration
> of services. Is Bell still a monopoly? Well, there's a lot more
competition
> in the telco department nowadays.  Is integration worse than if Bell were
> still in charge? Maybe, but on the other hand, there's a lot more new
> technology out there to deal with too.
>
> Regards,
> Peter Dow
> Dow Software Services, Inc.
> 909 425-0194 voice
> 909 425-0196 fax
>


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