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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: ftc and ms
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.100120.21873@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 10:01:20 GMT
- References: <1992Dec21.154910.6846@kth.se>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- In article <1992Dec21.154910.6846@kth.se>, d89-zke@dront.nada.kth.se (Zoltan Kelemen) writes:
- |> In article <1992Dec20.202150.818@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
- |> >
- |> >First of all Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly on OS's. If you want to
- |> >run DOS programs and you don't want to go to Microsoft you can buy
- |> >DR DOS from digital research.
- |> >
- |>
- |> Well, the problem is that I, as a customer, don't see the alternatives
- |> to MS Windows or DOS when buying a computer. Why? Because almost every
- |> system is bundled with Windows. How on earth could I make a fair price
- |> comparison with other products, when I get Windows "free" (its price is
- |> hidden as a part of the system).
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- Like its Microsoft's responsiblity to make sure that you, as a customer,
- know all about all of its competetors? Puh-Lease. Anybody who is going
- to lay down $2k for something without checking out all of their options
- deserves it if they don't get a good deal.
-