if 90%plus of all user run windows, and people fear change, and you sell
computers, the people who make windows (MS) say you will sell all your
machines with windows, or you will not sell any with it.
...would you give in?
My question is more on the legal side. How can _any_ company
Miark wrote:
if 90%plus of all user run windows, and people fear change, and you sell
computers, the people who make windows (MS) say you will sell all your
machines with windows, or you will not sell any with it.
...would you give in?
My question is more on the legal side. How can
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On Thursday 17 October 2002 8:51 am, Miark did speak unto the huddled
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My question is more on the legal side. How can _any_ company dictate
what their resellers will sell? And that goes _double_ for a monopoly.
M$ was taken to
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Here in the UK such a position is illegal, but that doesn't always mean
The European Commission is not weak and it has it's teeth right into M$
Todd Slater wrote:
In another blow to Microsoft, a fourth computer maker plans to bundle Corel's
WordPerfect Office with its low-end consumer machines.
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-962085.html
Now if some of the biggies would just sell some puters without an OS!
Todd
Todd,
You can order
Title: RE: [newbie] OT-Gateway snubs Microsoft
Hi There,
Technically they can't. Microsoft slapped on new requirements to stop them doing that.
But. Dell have found a way to get around it. If you order their n-series PC's it has a copy of FreeDOS (one floppy) included in the box. The n
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 06:00:14 +1000
Craig Williamson (ENZ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi There,
Technically they can't. Microsoft slapped on new requirements to
stop them doing that.
But. Dell have found a way to get around it. If you order their
n-series PC's it has a copy
Title: RE: [newbie] OT-Gateway snubs Microsoft
Hi There,
It is probably true that Dell sales people don't want to sell this, because it is mainly for businesses. Also they probably don't want to peeve Microsoft anymore than they already have.
Some more information.
http://news.com.com
But. Dell have found a way to get around it. If you order their
n-series PC's it has a copy of FreeDOS (one floppy) included in the box.
Hmm. I've never had much use for Dell because of their Wintel mode of
business. I think I actually felt a tinge of respect for them today.
An odd
On Wednesday 16 October 2002 13:00, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote:
Hi There,
Technically they can't. Microsoft slapped on new requirements to
stop them doing that.
But. Dell have found a way to get around it. If you order their
n-series PC's it has a copy of FreeDOS (one
On Thursday 17 October 2002 12:12 am, windwalker wrote:
On Wednesday 16 October 2002 13:00, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote:
Hi There,
Technically they can't. Microsoft slapped on new requirements to
stop them doing that.
But. Dell have found a way to get around it. If you
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Walmart is selling systems without OS on them... When i was there only
thing for a OS on shelf was Linux in either SuSe,Mandrake or Redhat.
they sell
On Wednesday 16 October 2002 08:17, shane wrote:
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Walmart is selling systems without OS on them... When i was there only
thing for a OS on shelf was
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