Comments on: The $1B Question http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2006/07/19/the-1b-question/ All the News about Nortel Networks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2006/07/19/the-1b-question/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Anonymous Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:17:25 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=235#comment-247 Always thought of it before why MSFT does not just buy a telecom vendor, not necc Nortel but anybody even the pre-millenium boom. One reason is that it will be prevented due to possible anti-competitive laws. figure this... already owns the apps on the desktop, PC OS monopoly (or duopoly if MAC OS and LINUX is the next best alternative), messenger, etc.. If it goes into telecom, then it controls everything on the PC, a home box like Scientific Atlanta as well as the communications to put it all together ... and imagine what can happen with its marketing, channels etc. So a partnership is better as the end goal can be accomplished without all the anti-competitive attention. Always thought of it before why MSFT does not just buy a telecom vendor, not necc Nortel but anybody even the pre-millenium boom.

One reason is that it will be prevented due to possible anti-competitive laws. figure this… already owns the apps on the desktop, PC OS monopoly (or duopoly if MAC OS and LINUX is the next best alternative), messenger, etc.. If it goes into telecom, then it controls everything on the PC, a home box like Scientific Atlanta as well as the communications to put it all together … and imagine what can happen with its marketing, channels etc.

So a partnership is better as the end goal can be accomplished without all the anti-competitive attention.

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