Warp wrote:
> Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Yeah, but MS gets slapped on the wrist for including things.  It's 
>> anticompetitive for the little guys that make stand-alone utilities.
> 
>   Since when? Has someone complained eg. about the command prompt?

Not since the days of PC-DOS and DR-DOS, but look at Windows Media 
Player, Internet Explorer, the ability to read zip files without needing 
to buy WinZip, the ability to write data CDs from explorer...because MS 
has a majority market share, *any* feature they add stifles competitors 
trying to monetise the same feature in niche markets.  (Did I reach my 
buzzword quota?)

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Tim Cook
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