Lars D. Noodén wrote:
People buy MS products mostly because they're the only thing you *can*
buy due to a lock on the OEMs.
Probably a more cost effective step would be to first get the OEM
contracts into the daylight. MS claims that they are 'trade secrets'
or some such nonsense. Getting at those would be a significant step
in vendors (OEMs) being able to offer non-MS packages like OOo.
Footdragging is a common counter strategy, OEMs still can't remove MS
icons from the default desktop. Wasn't that required by the court in
the MS vs DOJ case that finished in the mid 1990's.
-Lars
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
[snip]
In spite of this, somehow, people still buy Microsoft products because
of the flashy TV commercials that say "do all this in a world of devices
and products that run with Windows". I hate to say it, but at some point
that might need to be our next step...
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