Boycott Vista in the UK!
Gordon wrote:
"Bob I" wrote in message
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Gordon wrote:
"Eric" wrote in message
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I hear the price of a German car is higher in the US than in Germany.
What's up with that?
So don't buy a German car. there's plenty of other choices. Microsoft's
actions over the last 15 years have ensured there IS no other choice for
the vast majority of people - it's called "monopoly".....
Interesting concept. A free operating system, against a operating system
you have to pay for, equals no choice.
Certainly up until recently, yes. Microsoft's actions ensured that OEMs,
which is where the vast majority of machines are sold, would suffer
drastic financial penalties if they sold machines with either no OS or a
competing one.....
Actually, the OEM's were eligible for greater discounts based on the
various conditions contained in their agreements. "Penalties" is implying
that they had to pay additional sums.
Well I suppose you /could/ look at it as a withdrawing of discount - either
way it would have had a drastic impact on the bottom line - and that would
have happened if they had sold just ONE machine.....
So, you agree that OEMs did it to gain a financial advantage over their
competitors.
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