http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/04/18/web-20-conf-day-3/ The software industry from a rational perspective Fri, 16 May 2008 04:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/04/18/web-20-conf-day-3/#comment-9939 allenjs Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:44:02 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/04/18/web-20-conf-day-3/#comment-9939 IOW means "in other words". MSFT grew at a time when IBM was under antitrust scrutiny. Should MSFT have gotten a free pass, and claimed "how ironic that we are being accused of antitrust when IBM is the real monopolist?" Google has petitioned government to constrain MSFT, and simultaneously use their search market share to starve competitors like AOL maps and Yahoo maps. It is perfectly appropriate for all of these big giants to be vigilant and try to keep each other honest. Google shouldn't get a free pass just because they say "do no evil", or "other people are the BAD ones". Seems like a really cheesy way to deflect attention. IOW means “in other words”. MSFT grew at a time when IBM was under antitrust scrutiny. Should MSFT have gotten a free pass, and claimed “how ironic that we are being accused of antitrust when IBM is the real monopolist?” Google has petitioned government to constrain MSFT, and simultaneously use their search market share to starve competitors like AOL maps and Yahoo maps. It is perfectly appropriate for all of these big giants to be vigilant and try to keep each other honest. Google shouldn’t get a free pass just because they say “do no evil”, or “other people are the BAD ones”. Seems like a really cheesy way to deflect attention.

]]> http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/04/18/web-20-conf-day-3/#comment-9937 Isaac Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:55:42 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/04/18/web-20-conf-day-3/#comment-9937 My question: what's your take on MS's cry-wolf of the DoubleClick's antitrust. (I understand you cannot criticize MS but please just give your take on it) And... what's IOW? My question: what’s your take on MS’s cry-wolf of the DoubleClick’s antitrust. (I understand you cannot criticize MS but please just give your take on it) And… what’s IOW?

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