Thank you for opening my eyes to some of the most dogmatic forces shaping our future in the 21st century in America.
However, I beg to differ with your conclusion. Under our present system, justice and technology have not become opposing forces. In reality what the Microsoft antitrust case illustrates once again is the absolute inability of our judicial system to render an intelligent and abiding legal decision in a landmark case.
Please research your American history. Microsoft is just the latest in a long line of "predatory monopolists" stretching back over 200 years to abuse the "justice system" in this country. Microsoft is the Standard Oil of our present day and "code has replaced crude."
One of the main reasons for Microsoft's success in having this case overturned (besides the disgusting legal blunders of Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson) is its ability to hire the absolute best legal talent in the world to argue the company's case. The legal talent in the judicial branch is abysmal by comparison. Another example of the one true power in our society--the almighty buck.
Your quote concerning the Court's disclaiming of its judicial capacity to evaluate hi-tech product design is a naked example of how ineffectual our judicial system has become.
After its slightly annoying brush with the Justice Department, Microsoft today is even more vehemently practicing its monopolistic business practices in trying to control the entire future of the Internet and everyone using it through products such as Visual Studio.Net, Passport, Biztalk, and SQL Server. Bill Gates is out of control once again.
Someone needs to write a book on this critical subject of controlling monopolies in the Digital Age.
Tim Coulter
