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- From: philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! :)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.205556.10155@microsoft.com>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 20:55:56 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <BzHGFA.Boo@utdallas.edu> <1992Dec20.052923.23904@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <8194@lib.tmc.edu>
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- In article <8194@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
- >
- >some time. The simple fact is that MS isn't playing fair - they force
- >manufacturers to sell machines with Windows and DOS preloaded (don't believe
- >that? just try to buy one without!),
-
- Incorrect, Jay. Microsoft doesn't "force" manufacturers to
- sell machines with Windows and DOS preloaded. We offer an extremely
- competitive contract that specifies that royalties are paid on
- all machines shipped - we also offer another contract that pays
- roaylties on a per OS copy shipped, at a higher price per copy.
- I realize that you were just trying to flame, but at least
- get your facts straight.
-
-
- > they use undocumented OS calls in their apps,
-
- Please explain why this is unfair.
-
-
- > and they remove features from their development tools just to hinder a
- >competing OS.
-
- Does Microsoft now have an obligation to support every competing
- operating system in our compiler tools?
-
-
- > Sure sounds like they're playing fair to me.
-
- Jay, if the FTC issued a statement tomorrow that said "Microsoft
- is absolutely playing fair - we've investigated them inside and out,
- and found nothing wrong," would you believe it? Or would you
- continue with your foundationaless anti-MS propaganda?
-
- -Phil
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- Note: Microsoft doesn't even _know_ that these are my opinions. So there.
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