On May 16, 12:35=A0pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:33:32 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Kraus
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> >> Except for the part about buying things not being stealing. =A0- Hide
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> >Depends on the conditions of purchase. =A0Gates is a monopolist.
> >Microsoft just tried to "buy" Yahoo, very much against the will of its
> >CEO, Jerry Yang. =A0Yang had to fight them off. =A0With considerable
> >difficulty.
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> He accepted that risk when he _sold_ stock in the cor****ation. =A0
Perhaps. But, control of Capital has nothing to do with broader
social needs. The fact that Gates controls money doesn't mean he's
performing a useful function.
And, monopolistic power can eliminate options from targets of control:
sell to us, or go out of business. Sounds a bit like stealing, to me.
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