From: Doug Porter <dporter@well.sf.ca.us>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-06-13 16:46:04 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 13 Jun 93 09:46:04 PDT
From: Doug Porter <dporter@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 93 09:46:04 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: PKP
Message-ID: <93Jun13.094534pdt.13887-3@well.sf.ca.us>
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Ok, PKP now effectively has a monopoly. Is an antitrust action
appropriate?
The timing of this announcement, just after Clipper got set back hard,
may be significant. It would have raised far fewer suspicions to put the
license out to bid and then make sure PKP got it. My partner, who rejects
conspiracy theories out of hand, described the action as "stupid". The
folks at Meade may be running scared.
The announcement is viewed by some as unnecessarily verifying PKP as a
previously hidden asset. If someone is overreacting, perhaps those
fighting for freedom are getting to them.
Doug
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