I blame IBM for giving the green light to Microsoft in the early ‘80s. It should have given the old CPM operating system [at the time far superior] the same license for true competition and ultimately a totally different scenario today. IBM also let cloning get out of hand and the manufacturers were intimidated by Microsoft to repudiate OS/2.

Apple too is to blame for its arrogance in keeping its system proprietary and pricing itself out of the market. As a consequence Gates is the only kid on the block and doesn’t really care about the consumer or he would not sell products that are bug-ridden.

As for Linux they are barely out of the primitive DOS box and will take another five years just to be competitive, while OS/2 or Warp gathers dust — not to mention Amigo. Breaking up Microsoft is only punitive to the extent of Gates’ ego. It won’t change anything. The ruling should have been a huge fine and strict policing of the MS heavy hand.

 ball whiffers; yet at the same time there were pitchers well-grounded in selective pitching. The brand of players in the good old days was different because their childhood was consumed by baseball, punchball, stickball and softball from March to October. Is there any wonder that today’s game is dominated by players from the Caribbean?