Three weeks ago, NetAction launched the Consumer Choice Campaign to mobilize Internet users and prevent a Microsoft monopoly. The response has been overwhelming. More than a thousand people have sent E-mail messages, and hundreds have subscribed to the Micro$oft Monitor. The vast majority of those I've heard from have expressed enthusiastic support for the Consumer Choice Campaign.
But it will take more than moral support to stop Bill Gates from becoming the Robber Baron of the Internet. NetAction must raise $10,000 by June 30 to ensure support for the Consumer Choice Campaign over the next few months. I'm writing to ask you to take a few moments right now to write a check and mail it to NetAction.
This one-time appeal is being sent to subscribers of NetAction Notes and/or the Micro$oft Monitor, which you receive for free. If these newsletters are of value to you, please make a donation to ensure their continued publication.
NetAction launched the Consumer Choice Campaign because it has become increasingly apparent that government antitrust officials won't prevent Microsoft from becoming a monopoly without public pressure. The goal of the Consumer Choice Campaign is to mobilize cyberspace consumers to put that pressure on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, the federal agencies responsible for preventing monopolies and protecting consumers.
Our message is simple: Don't be Soft on Microsoft!
If you've been online for a while, you may already be aware that Microsoft's business practices are a threat to the millions of cyberspace consumers who rely on personal computers for communications. To learn more about this issue, visit NetAction's website.
Microsoft's operating system and software are installed in the vast majority of personal computers on the market today, and because Microsoft controls the standards and architecture that control the design of software, the company has a tremendous competitive advantage over other software developers. But Bill Gates isn't satisfied with control of the software industry -- he is also taking steps to gain control of the Internet, electronic commerce, and the media.
It seems as if Microsoft will stop at nothing to dominate the information technology industry. That's why NetAction has launched the Consumer Choice Campaign.
But in order to succeed, we urgently need your support. Since I founded NetAction in July 1996, our work has been supported entirely by membership dues and small contributions from individuals, foundations, and businesses.
As a special incentive to support the Consumer Choice Campaign, membership dues have been slashed to just $10. Of course, contributions in larger amounts are also welcome, and if you join at the Monopoly Buster rate of $100, your contribution will be acknowledged on NetAction's Web site. To find out more about how you can support NetAction, contact us at the options below.
With your help, NetAction will have the resources we need to continue the mobilization and stop the Microsoft monopoly. Please make your check payable to: NetAction/Tides, and mail it to the address below.
Thank you!
Audrie
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