Re: Boycott Microsoft

[don.brown@cesoft.com (Donald Brown)]

In article <6jsg1j$5e2$2@gte2.gte.net>, roger@. says...
> >So you yourself are incorrect posting that "Vendors always had the
> >option of installing their own choices of applications/icons." Read the
> >articles and get facts yourself. Now you as you said
> 
> And where above does it say that a vendor cannot install what ever
> they want?  It only says that IE could not be removed.  Which was a
> function of the OEM contract.
> 
Yup.  The OEM contract, of course, being the lifeblood of any clone 
computer manufacturer.  It's not a contract being argued among partners.

If, when this was added to the OEM contract, Compaq had said "This is 
unacceptable and we won't sign that contract", MS would have said "Enjoy 
your going out of business sale."

It's called a monopoly.  And using a monopoly in one market (OS) to crush 
a competitor in another market (browsers).  Thanks for making it so 
clear.

Donald