From: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 08:23:48 +0800
To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: RE: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
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> From: "Brown, R Ken" <brownrk1@texaco.com>
> Subject: RE: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 05:28:08 -0500 

> I don't believe there are that many natural monopolies  Where there *are*
> natural monopolies it is because the entry cost is higher than any likely
> profit.

There are some additional issues involved other than start-up cost. Such
things as market saturation and information hording.


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