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Originally Posted by Gavin
Everything you've described is just the simple ins-and-outs of business. I really don't think think Murdoch's lying in bed awake a night at the thought of this buy-a-takeover that constitutes the ntl-Virgin merger. For one thing you certainly don't get into a position like Murdoch, by being phased at every turn the competition makes.
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I'm not saying he stays awake at night. Being concerned about the success of another competitor is natural though.
Do you see Bill Gates trash talking Nintendo all the time? Nope cos he's not worried in the slightest. Do you see him trash talking Sony all the time? Yep cos he sees them as competition. I'm sure Bill doesn't stay up at night worrying about it, but he does these things as he is concerned about the competition, believe me.
Companies only do anti-competetive things if they are concerned about the opposition. And Sky certainly are being anti-competetive rightly or wrongly. People can kid themselves though that Sky bought into ITV as they saw a sound investment (on a company who's been struggling), or they can wake up and see it's cos they were concerned Virgin would merge with them and give them a problem.
It's pretty obvious Sky are concerned about Virgin really. Most of the papers would say the same thing if they wern't all owned by Murdoch!