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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> I'm not sure what's your point here? Are you saying that the gov should have let microsoft be, even though the court decided it was breaking the law, just because a lot of people own it's stock? (...) Since when do we (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It seemed to me a pretty clear-cut case of monopolistic practices. Investors big and small should have seen this coming miles away. Microsoft even got a previous wake up call, dodged the bullet on penalties, and proceeded to behave as arrogantly as (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Right. But people who sold early, like me, did better than those who had a reasonable expectation of a reasonable government. I know better, of course. The poor shlubs who waited really did see a decrease in their wealth after they sold their (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) An increase in a share price is not "real wealth". Nor is a decrease. Neither is "real" until you sell the shares. (...) Emotional button-push alert! Who knows where Microsoft stock - and its competitors stock - will go in the future. In the (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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(...) I think that the best chocolate in the world is those guylian sea shells. (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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