Re: [PLUG] Dell and Linux

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Tobias DiPasquale wrote:

> As far as M$ not being able to handle the competition, well, their track 
> record speaks for me in that area. All I really wanted to say was that M$ has 
> been known to hold out licenses and price breaks from OEMs that were selling 
> other OSs (e.g. Linux) and some contracts specifically state that in order to 
> get the "deal" they are getting, they cannot sell any other OSs on the same 
> hardware. IMO, Dell cried foul on the press release b/c they didn't know it 
> was going to get that much press and didn't want to run afoul of M$'s "good 
> graces".
>
>  
Yes, M$ "handles" the competition, but not in a fair way such as M$ 
software versus everyone else's software.  That's what I was alluding 
to.  It's about masterful manipulation.
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