<quote who="John Faulds"> >> Delivering their OSes with half a dozen pre-installed standard-compliant >> alternatives to IE/win isn't a >> technical problem, so why not? > > I'm no lawyer and I'm also no MS fanboy, but I think 'why?' is as equally > a valid question as 'why not?'. > > My latest computer with Vista came pre-intalled with Windows Mail, Windows > Media Player, Microsoft Works and Roxio CD Creator (this one may be more > of an HP choice than MS); should I also expect my system to be > preinstalled with Eudora/Thunderbird/Lotus Note, RealPlayer/Quicktime, > OpenOffice and Nero? Is it reasonable for any OS vendor to have to install > any more than one type of any application? For the less savvy users, > having more than one option may actually make things more difficult for > them. > > Surely it's any manufacturer's right to choose what components they use in > their own product (as long as there aren't health and safety concerns > involved)?
+1, I just posted the same thing :) Gav... > > -- > Tyssen Design > www.tyssendesign.com.au > Ph: (07) 3300 3303 > Mb: 0405 678 590 > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- Gav... ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
