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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! : )
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.162944.29921@wam.umd.edu>
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- References: <1993Jan4.002428.13319@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1993Jan4.004352.29449@wam.umd.edu> <8297@lib.tmc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:29:44 GMT
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- In article <8297@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan4.004352.29449@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >> The only clearly anti-competitive practices that MS has attempted
- >> to engage in was the DRDOS6/Win31 problem, which was a simple
- >> fix (MSwindows looked for DRDOS and wouldn't run with it. There
- >> was no *compatibility* problem.)
- >
- >Tell that to Phil Lafornara. He's called it unfounded.
-
-
- Well, he's wrong. The problem with DRDOS was that Windows
- checked for something at startup to determine if it was an
- MS version of DOS (which includes the IBM version). Windows
- itself would work just fine, regardless of this. (I believe
- it was 1 identifier bit).
-
-
- >> This nonsense about the "all for all" contracts that bill
- >> companies for all of machines sold are *possibly* anti-competitive,
- >> but VOLUME DISCOUNTS are not.
- >
- >The problem is that clone makers' discounts for paying a royalty for MS-DOS
- >and Windows for every machine they ship are in no way connected with the
- >volume.
-
-
- And that contract is only one of many, and it's in the minority.
-
-
- >> Just so I know, all of you people who are out there blasting
- >> MS--what do you think of Intel's kickback that they give companies
- >> for advertising Intel Inside? It effectively reduces the cost of the
- >> company's advertising enough that the price difference between
- >> Intel chips and AMD/Cyrix chips is little enough that companies
- >> just go with Intel.
- >
- >Advertising coop money is a long-time, completely above-board practice. After
- >all, Intel gets bennefit from that advertising, so why shouldn't they pay for
- >that benefit? If the effect were what you claim, then nobody would be buying
- >AMD or Cyrix, and that's patently false...
-
-
- Want to check that again? Cyrix and AMD chips aren't selling
- all that wonderfully--they'd sure be doing better if it weren't for
- Intel's behavior.
-
-
-
- --
- Blaming "society" for your problems is like blaming clouds for rain.
- --- boycott == coercion == censorship == closed mindedness == cowardice ---
- "Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."
- Shepherds are for sheep. ----- Pain teaches.
-