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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Subject: Re: Microsoft and Force continued.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.040334.25061@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1993Jan9.004117.29420@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <726581482rommel.root@jonas.gold.sub.org> <1993Jan10.003641.11144@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <726695336rommel.root@jonas.gold.sub.org>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 04:03:34 GMT
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- In article <726695336rommel.root@jonas.gold.sub.org>, rommel@jonas.gold.sub.org (Kai Uwe Rommel) writes:
- |> >|> The game store is not owned by Nintendo and the computer sellers are
- |> >|> not owned by Microsoft. But then, even Mercedes Benz dealers sell used
- |> >|> BMW and VW cars and vice versa.
- |> >
- |> >A McDonald's restraunt isn't owned by McDonald's either.
- |>
- |> But it has McDonald's printed on the door. Unless it's a shop named
- |> "Microsoft", MS should not try to force them not to sell competing
- |> products.
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- What if Microsoft would "force" them to hang a "Microsoft" sign on their door
- to sell MS-Dos? Would you be happy then?
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