Sorry to go on.
"In 1961, a number of companies in the electrical equipment industry
were found guilty of fixing prices in restraint of competition. The
companies agreed to pay extensive damages to consumers, and some
corporate executives went to prison."
This is where my wires got crossed.
Avai
Sorry again Nathan, you may be right about the Prison sentences; perhaps
they are another of those sillly urban legends.
Here's a good article however.
http://www.reason.com/news/show/28207.html
Nathan Baum wrote:
> On 10/07/09 19:06, Simon O'Riordan wrote:
>
>> Anti-trust is such a crock. In
Yes Nathan, that's right, it was Alcoa.
I'd sure like to know how 'steamrollering' would create a 'monopoly' in
Aluminium. If they were cheaper, why would anybody want to buy from some
expensive loser? It's not like Linux. Smelting is expensive and you
can't give the product away. Potential comp
On 10/07/09 14:40, Terry Coles wrote:
> Presumably, the developers of W7 have managed to separate the browser from the
> OS, so that MS can 'offer' this. Whether or not the dangerous parts will
> really be removed, and not just the entry in the Programs menu, has been the
> subject of some debate
On 10/07/09 19:06, Simon O'Riordan wrote:
> Anti-trust is such a crock. In the forties, after
> Alcan produced so much aluminium that the allies won the war,
I think there was more to winning the war than aluminium production! And
it was Alcoa, not Alcan.
> the anti-trust people actually impriso
I'm guessing this is the first OS since 95 that can have IE uninstalled.
They might put free discs in newsagents with IE on, or in PC World etc.
Or by order only. Anti-trust is such a crock. In the forties, after
Alcan produced so much aluminium that the allies won the war, the
anti-trust peopl
Peter Merchant wrote:
> I replied to this myself, pointing out that it was Catch-22.
I too replied at length, but suspect any reply that doesn't express
outrage for the grave injustice being visited on Microsoft will be
quickly discarded.
Sean
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On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 12:35 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> I receive newsletters from Technet from time to time, which I scan to
> see what's occurring in the world of Windows.
>
> This morning's effort kicks off with the following question from
> Alexandria Ball, the author of the email:
>
> "You
Martin Settle wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 12:35 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
>> "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for
>> Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22
>> October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet Explorer.
>>
On Friday 10 Jul 2009, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for
> Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22
> October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet Explorer.
> So, when you buy a new computer, you will n
Simon O'Riordan wrote:
> Sean- Windows is successful, so it is a target for the Brussels parasites.
> If Linux was as successful, it would be hobbled as well, by hook or by
> crook, mainly crook.
It would be churlish to deny Microsoft's success was not due in part to
innovation and clever marketi
On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 12:35 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for
> Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22
> October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet Explorer.
> So, when you buy a new compute
Sean- Windows is successful, so it is a target for the Brussels parasites.
If Linux was as successful, it would be hobbled as well, by hook or by
crook, mainly crook.
Simon O
Sean Gibbins wrote:
> I receive newsletters from Technet from time to time, which I scan to
> see what's occurring in the
I receive newsletters from Technet from time to time, which I scan to
see what's occurring in the world of Windows.
This morning's effort kicks off with the following question from
Alexandria Ball, the author of the email:
"You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for
Europe
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