Hi Virgil,
I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it
comes on a computer. Microsoft charges computer companies less than what
the public pays, but the last time I heard anything it was something
like $50 per computer that the computer companies pay Microsoft for
Windows. So we both do pay for it with new computer.
Don
On 11/19/2012 07:57 PM, VA wrote:
I'm not defending Microsoft; I don't particularly like them. I'm just
saying that if I don't want to buy MS, I don't have to, and neither
does anyone else.
Of course, you can buy a Mac and not have Windows. However, I never
count Windows as a "purchase" because it comes installed on the
computer. I don't pay any extra for it, and I have NEVER purchased any
Windows upgrade. After buying a Windows computer, if I wanted, I could
completely blow off the Windows, reformat the hard drive and install
Linux. I'm sure many people have done just that. I have a dual-boot
Windows/Linux system on my laptop.
While my employer has purchased MS Office, I have never done so for my
home computers.
In other words, no matter what tactics MS uses, legal or not, as the
customer, I always control where I spend my money. MS cannot dominate
my computer without my permission or the software market without our
collective permission.
Virgil
-----Original Message----- From: James Knott
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 7:04 PM
To: LibreOffice
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in
Freiburg ?
VA wrote:
Nobody is forced to purchase MS products.
Try and buy a computer without Windows. While there are some available,
they're rare. Also, read up on the MS anti trust cases to see how they
forced market share with illegal and near illegal methods, including
extortion.
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