Actually I believe that they are allowed to add their own, and other software by agreement, (under penalty of Anti Trust action), but removing something that Microsoft includes is a different matter, especially since installation CD/DVDs are no longer included, and most people don't know how to re-install, and will probably never re-install the OS, barring a complete melt down.
Kenneth Waller wrote: >>The OEM agreement with Microsoft probably prohibits their removing >>anything that comes with a standard windows installation. >> >> > >I doubt it as a lot of the stuff included in not Microsoft stuff. > >My guess is that they include the other stuff for the same reason you get >advertising with your newspaper. > >Kenneth Waller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: OT: XP question - dudes, i got my dell > > > > >>The OEM agreement with Microsoft probably prohibits their removing >>anything that comes with a standard windows installation. >> >>Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >> >> >>>That's really odd - and annoying. I've seen a couple-three Dell >>>commercials on TV and the ad makes a point of saying that you can have it >>>"your way." Well, the crap can be removed if you so desire. >>> >>>Shel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>[Original Message] >>>>From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>Date: 10/4/2006 2:42:38 PM >>>>Subject: Re: OT: XP question - dudes, i got my dell >>>> >>>>Shel Belinkoff wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Why wouldn't they? >>>>> >>>>>Shel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>[Original Message] >>>>>>From: Ann Sanfedele >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Actually... >>>>>>I asked that NO games be installed on my >>>>>>computer but they wouldn't honor that >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>Who the F knows? >>>> >>>>ann >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>PDML@pdml.net >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. >> >>--Albert Einstein >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
