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[Martin]

Ryan Finley wrote on 28/8/01 6:35 pm

>I totally agree.  But I don't see anything strange about this either.
>Companies are supposed to try to kill each other off.  Push the law until
>the law pushes them back.  Vicious competition is a trademark of American
>capitalism.  Large companies are not moral entities...they are profit
>maximizing machines.  And Microsoft is the poster child of American
>capitalism.

I'm not sure I agree with that as an effective model for corporate
governance - to have longevity, a company has to be more than just
a moneymaking machine. It's possibly part of the reason for the .com
crash - everyone forgot the longterm game and played for short term
results.

Found this the other day, which echoes and amplifies:
http://www.strategy-business.com/thoughtleaders/01211/page1.html

Cheers
Martin



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