# I don't care...I'm on Bill Gates' side

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-im-on-bill-gates-side/26321>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 21, 2000, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-im-on-bill-gates-side/26321 "2000-07-21T05:05:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Feely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mr.Feely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Feely)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-im-on-bill-gates-side/26321/81 "2000-08-04T09:02:57Z")

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> Deliberately fooling consumers with this kind of nonsence is harmful, you are correct, and this tyoe of nonsence should not be tolerated. I happen to think, from the many companies I’ve worked with, that it did not amount to any real damage in this case - as I’ve mentioned the DR DOS product continues to be used.

I take it you think Brad Silverberg was wrong about his analysis of the effect of behavior like this on consumers? It’s not like he was in a position to know what he was talking about, eh?

The difference between the forced inclusion of a browser and forced inclusion of Network Load Balancing is that Network Load Balancing by its very nature must work closely with the OS (I would guess a good part of it is implemented within the OS kernel itself) and thus it is not unreasonable to have it included with the OS. There is no reason (no _competitive_ reason, that is) for the browser to be so intimately tied to the OS.

I understand your point, but obviously disagree. No monopolist has a right to use its monopoly in one market to acquire a monopoly in another.

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