No, but I did notice this is the 100th post on the thread maybe time to kill it. It started on Oct 26
On 11/20/05, Caleb Marcus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lars D. Noodén wrote: > > People buy MS products mostly because they're the only thing you *can* > > buy due to a lock on the OEMs. > > > > Probably a more cost effective step would be to first get the OEM > > contracts into the daylight. MS claims that they are 'trade secrets' > > or some such nonsense. Getting at those would be a significant step > > in vendors (OEMs) being able to offer non-MS packages like OOo. > > > > Footdragging is a common counter strategy, OEMs still can't remove MS > > icons from the default desktop. Wasn't that required by the court in > > the MS vs DOJ case that finished in the mid 1990's. > > > > -Lars > > Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business. > > Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open. > > > > On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: > > [snip] > >> In spite of this, somehow, people still buy Microsoft products because > >> of the flashy TV commercials that say "do all this in a world of > devices > >> and products that run with Windows". I hate to say it, but at some > point > >> that might need to be our next step... > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Has anyone noticed that the subject line in this whole thread has been > spelled wrong? Massachusetts was spelled "Massachussetts." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
