>>>I don't know about that Rick. I am not talking about the programmers who have a high skill set, but
>>there is a ton of Sales people. clerks, shipping people, secretary's, office assistants, mail boys, food
>>vendors, etc., etc. This would be a huge misplacement for these people, and many many would have
>>a hard time geting good employment.
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>>Did you think about all those people when MS following debatable practices forced many
>>companies to go out of business?
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>Exactly. Microsoft was found guilty in courts of law in the U.S. and Europe of wielding their monopoly influence harmfully. They've also had many other nations file lawsuits where they ultimately could not legally prove Microsoft's monopoly in court, but the business environment was sufficient to warrant those several lawsuits arising in the first place.
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>Monopolies piloted by men are always harmful.

Unfortunately, they will always be with us.