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Ottawa Citizen: Don’t break up Microsoft: Cowpland

[ Thanks to Godi for this link.
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“Michael Cowpland, the maverick chief executive of Ottawa-based
software maker Corel Corp., believes breaking up Microsoft Corp.
would be a big mistake.”

“”A Microsoft breakup would only split one huge monopoly
into multiple monopolies working in tandem,” Mr. Cowpland
said.”

“Rather than split Microsoft into a collection of “Baby Bills,”
he said, a better solution would be for the U.S. Justice Department
to set up rules that prohibit backroom deals, which suppress
competition.”

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