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

["Stephan Schaem" <tthai@mindspring.com>]

"David Ogg" <davidogg@nc.rr.com> wrote in message MPG.15cecd7cc117cb829896a3@news-server.nc.rr.com">news:MPG.15cecd7cc117cb829896a3@news-server.nc.rr.com...
> In article <67r0k9.qga.ln@ridcully.freenet.co.uk>, spike1@freenet.co.uk
> says...
> > David Ogg <davidogg@nc.rr.com> did eloquently scribble:
> > > Ok, not a good example, I'll pick another one, what if Linux integrated a
> > > free web browser into it's interface? What if (hypothetically) this put
> > > someone out on the street. What could the government do? Should they do
> > > anything?
> >
> > Linux doesn't need to "incorporate it into its interface" in the way you
> > mean... There are several free web browsers included with every linux
> > distro. And yes, depending on which windowmanager/desktop environment you
> > choose, there are integrated ones. But not of them are forced on the user.
> >
> > And as the source code is free... It would be easily UNintegratable if
> > someone DID want to reassert their choices.
>
> Easily, maybe, I can also easily unintegrate IE from Win98 too, there is
> a way to do it ;) (Was quite an embarassment too, after MS said they
> couldn't!)

I think they took it like "Remove your network stack, bad bad boy! you are a monopoly
you can integrate a network stack!" and from a totaly stupid request they just said "no cant do"
because giving a valid answer wouldn't have made a diference.
In my view MS is really down at many people like they are technologie moron.

Anyway, lets look in 5 year as to what OS WONT have an integrated HTML 'parser' in the OS
as a base API service.
Should the US gov (and tax payer) bring to court QNX, Beos, etc.. ?

BTW, what happen when you type a ftp or http address in an explorer windows?
If you install Netscape can you 'fix' the now broken desktop and allow for those space to be browsed again?
Who make 'namespace' http support for windows?

Anyway... time will again prove MS right and linux will follow.

Stephan