>I disagree with that statement, most notably about the art of anti-competitive strategy by bundling Messenger and Media Player.
Robert, Like you, I don't mind that IE, Messenger and Media Player can be on windows pc's as "choices", what bothers me is when microsoft can dictate to OEM's to not uninstall them. That's just wrong. Any OEM should be able to uninstall these things and replace them with products period. Microsoft dictating to OEM's that they have to be left on when competetive products are installed is just wrong. Why should any of this matter, it's just instant messaging and media playback, right? Eh, eh, these products all lead to future profits in advertising, merchandising, etc, etc. Skies the limit, so dominating these spaces is about big business and Microsoft will make dang sure they are not left out. -Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roberto J. Dohnert Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 5:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mono-list] Miguel de Icaza on Longhorn http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/techrjdohnert/ I wrote a blog response to Miguel and corrected some statements and added my own insight being as tho I was active back then. This is in no way a invitation for a flame war and is not inteded to be abusive or disrespectful to Miguel. Enjoy if you decide to read it. _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list