Give others a chance! (Microsoft)

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Product:	Microsoft
Date:	24/11/00 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: Gives fair play to all companies

Disadvantages: None

If you hadn't already noticed, Microsoft have been in the courts lately. Judges want MS to split into two parts - one side developing Windows, and the other side developing applications like Office and Internet Explorer. They are to be two separate companies - no swapping of details between them that other companies can't have - no inside information.

About time too. It's not really fair that the leaders in the operating system (Windows) should be the leader in office suites, internet browsers, games, etc. Obviously, if the company makes the operating system, they will know all the secret ins and outs, so they will make applications to a higher standard than other companies can.

Of course, this isn't fair. And it's having its effects. Look at Netscape Navigator - that's been battered out of the competition by Internet Explorer. Lotus' Smartsuite has been trampled by Microsoft Office. As for simulator games, who has the market? Microsoft.

Already, the idea of a combined operating system and web browser has been thrown out of the drawing offices by the courts. Allowing this integration would definately kill off any other browsers in the market - who would need another browser when the operating system is a browser?

Are we seeing a pattern here? Sure looks like it. The American DOJ are using plain common sense and an idea of fair play to give others a chance. That's what competition's all about.

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