I would argue that even the first ruling didn't go far enough. M$ would still have the next best thing to a monopoly with their OS (at the time). Which means that they were for all intents and purposes able to control what the users could do with their computers, because there wasn't (and isn't) any effective enforcement of open software standards. That's too much power in the hands of a private company.
But we are getting rather far afield, methinks.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
So the horse is already bolted, which's door locking we were discussing. Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den MenschenVolker Pispers
Divestiture is the only thing which could help, in both cases. Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den MenschenVolker Pispers
However, I think you underestimate the impact that a wealth tax would have solely by making sure that even the richest person in society is dependent on the same police, fire service, hospitals and universities as everyone else. If the rich have to live next door to the poor, they have a vested interest in making sure that the poor don't live in a slum.
