Has anyone mentioned the TPA - "abuse of market power", or even "dumping"?
Howard.
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Rachel Polanskis wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Simon Bryan wrote:
>
> > Let me give you some figures:
> > MSOfficePro license $95
> > NTWS4.0 license $45
> > NTServer $150 - unlimited licenses as you license the Workstations
> >
> > These are not big figures, they are cheap. I have seen Linux selling in shops
> > for more than this.
>
> I have seen these figures too.
> They are very anticompetitive. No other "commercial" OS or software vendor
> could afford to bundle an offer like this together.
>
> Bill knows this so he is assured of making the schools" an offer they can't
> refuse" and then has them "locked in". When the time comes
> for the next round of product upgrades the schools have no choice
> but to concede and slip Bill a little more blood money. The same thing
> has happened here at UWS, with inappropriate MS licensing and
> bundling being put up as the standard for desktop systems now.
> Other vendors just can't compete and as such don't get a look in.
> Hell - you can't even suggest them!
>
> Sorry - this is off topic from my original commentary but it ires me to
> see these figures touted as "a good thing" - it's not. It stifles innovation
> and while the schools seem to be getting a "good deal" it's not a good
> deal for the rest of the end user community. That's why I am always
> at pains to suggest or implement a UNIX or at least Linux solution
> when I am asked to do these things.
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