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- From: furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! :)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.003225.24074@sequent.com>
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- References: <1992Dec21.145115.25441@tc.cornell.edu> <rhoward.724964340@matd> <1992Dec21.201419.3568@tc.cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 00:32:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.201419.3568@tc.cornell.edu> bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor) writes:
- >In article <rhoward.724964340@matd> rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes:
- >>bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor) writes:
- >
- >>The problem is that I cannot call my local clone vendor and
- >>get a PC with DR-DOS installed. Why? Because MS has used
- >>their enormous market presence to, in effect, force that
- >>PC maker to install MS-DOS on *all* PCs they make. Even
- >>if they don't send out my PC with MS-DOS on it, MS gets the
- >>licensing fee anyway. So if I *really* want DR-DOS, it costs
- >>me money (to go and purchase it), and time (because I have to
- >>install it over MS-DOS). DR-DOS had better be *damn* better for
- >>most people to bother with that....
- >
- >That is because people dont bother with a new operating system
- >until they clearly see the advantage of purchasing it. So it
- >is PEOPLE, not MS who "do" the monopoly.
- >
- >Of course there is an advantage to the company who does things
- >first. But they have to do it. MS did, others did not. Is not
- >it fair to compensate a company who did things before everybody
- >else ? I think it is. Otherwise we would have stagnation
- >
-
- While competition is good, don't kid yourself that Novell is going
- to be any kinder or gentler than MS about DOS. While DR-DOS has
- smoe nice features to it, I do not relish the thought of having to
- slap Novell on the back wallet high everytime I want some
- information. I just hope we're not trading one bad problem for
- something worse.
-
- JMHO...
-
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