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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: trickyt on 22 October 2002, 02:28

Title: M$onopoly practices and why choice is limited
Post by: trickyt on 22 October 2002, 02:28

Imagine a giant software company which is supplying the world's leading OS software and all PC manufacturers want to offer their customers the option of buying PCs with the OS pre-installed.  Along comes the software company and says "We'll let you have our software almost for free provided you agree to NEVER sell any one elses OS",  "Furthermore, if you do sell anyone else's OS, we will not supply you with our OS which means you will have hardly any sales and you w

Title: M$onopoly practices and why choice is limited
Post by: Calum on 22 October 2002, 02:43

it'll only put the competition out of business if the competition is a business. Businesses come and businesses go, but as long as there is Free speech, there'll be Free Software.

Title: M$onopoly practices and why choice is limited
Post by: hm_murdock on 22 October 2002, 21:10

However, I fear that here in the States, free speech will not exist much longer.

Title: M$onopoly practices and why choice is limited
Post by: DC on 24 October 2002, 02:52

Yes, it's illegal