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Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?

Subject: Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
From: nj_toothenbecker@hotmail.com (Nearl J Toothenbecker)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:42:22 GMT
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In article <MPG.15cd31c7b6520f2598969c@news-server.nc.rr.com>, 
davidogg@nc.rr.com says...
>
>
>In article <tm5c7r80efvu17@corp.supernews.com>, sands@cableone.com 
>says...
>> but if you use windows a Pc maker can not use ANY OTHER OS
>> or they lose their lic. from microsoft that why Gateway owns Amiga
>> you do not put out an Amiga computer because they would lose Windows..
>
>Not true, We sell other OS's, give us a call for a quote, and I'll prove 
>it. Microsoft doesn't impose those restrictions on us.
>
>David Ogg (919)468-6365 (919)468-6366 fax (919)468-6367
>Registered Microsoft OEM Partner
>PC Warehouse
>1777 NW Maynard Rd
>Cary, NC 27513
>
>Gateway had other motivations for wanting Amiga.
>
>Compaq puts out other OS's, ones that compete squarely with NT/2000!
>Dell, IBM offer Linux.
>Not to mention SGI offers unix.
>
>Not sure where this rumor started, but I've heard it before.

Perhaps that statement was worded poorly. The situation referred to is often 
called "M$ tax." Will M$ let you install a second OS along with theirs?

Be found out the hardway about all this when they tried to license their OS 
to other hardware venders. (Dell and IBM probably smell blood with M$ recent 
problems with the DOJ).

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
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- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
  - From: Matthew Montchalin <mmontcha@OregonVOS.net>
- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
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- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
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- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
  - From: "sands-of-iowa" <sands@cableone.com>
- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
  - From: David Ogg <davidogg@nc.rr.com>

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