Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-11 Thread Carl Shewmaker
I, for one, would really like to buy a naked laptop now, and desktop machines as the ones on my small lan expire. regards, Carl --- Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that Microsoft is concerned for computer white box makers income. They are on a campaign to convince the PC

Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-11 Thread Robert Derman
Carl Shewmaker wrote: I, for one, would really like to buy a naked laptop now, and desktop machines as the ones on my small lan expire. regards, Carl --- Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it comes to desktop computers, they really aren't that hard to build from parts, and the

[discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-05 Thread Chad Smith
It seems that Microsoft is concerned for computer white box makers income. They are on a campaign to convince the PC makers of the UK that selling a naked box or a computer without an operating system is not in their best interest financially. According to Microsoft, the makers would get more

Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-05 Thread Cor Nouws
Chad Smith wrote: It seems that Microsoft is concerned for computer white box makers income. They are on a campaign to convince the PC makers of the UK that selling a naked box or a computer without an operating system is not in their best interest financially. According to Microsoft, the

Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-05 Thread Daniel Carrera
Cor Nouws wrote: You bet .. What I wonder more: why do (nearly) all computer vendors advertise We advice Windows XP Professional Free will? Or obliged when they want to sell MsWindows on the box?? How about Designed for Microsoft Windows? Since when do you design hardware to match the

Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-05 Thread Ian Lynch
On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 18:06 -0400, Chad Smith wrote: It seems that Microsoft is concerned for computer white box makers income. er that would be me and I don't notice much concern for me, more a concern for them. When we sell a PC with Windows on it we usually make nothing on the OS at all.

Re: [discuss] Who would have thought... MS doesn't want you to buy a PC without an OS.

2006-04-05 Thread Ian Lynch
On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 00:22 +0200, Cor Nouws wrote: What do you all think about this? Mofia like tactics or just a healthy marketing push for more Windows boxen? You bet .. What I wonder more: why do (nearly) all computer vendors advertise We advice Windows XP Professional Free