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- From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
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- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! : )
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- Date: 30 Dec 1992 15:52:03 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.153554.8759@tc.cornell.edu> bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor) writes:
- >>You're once again missing the point: if MS sells me Windows for $8 if I agree
- >>to pay for a copy for every machine I sell, but triples the price if I don't,
- >>then that's force.
- >Interesting logic. Ever noticed the "Buy 1 XX, get 1 YY free"
- >deals ?
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- Sure. Nearly all of them are short-duration, promotional offers. On the other
- hand, the "Windows royalty on every machine" pricing MS wants everyone to sign
- up for is the normal way for MS to do business.
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- jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
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