Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
Excellent piece by Alorie Gilbert of CNET News.com today on the Oracle-PeopleSoft decision. Begins as follows…
“The U.S. Justice Department’s dramatic defeat in the Oracle antitrust trial underscores the unique character of software: It’s a fast-paced, dynamic industry that makes a lousy target for trustbusters.”
Amen to that.
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.
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