[PLUG] Micro$oft at it again.

[Wil Cooley]

Also Sprach Craighead, Scot D <craighead.scot at vectorscm.com> on Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 09:37:02AM PDT

> I wonder if everyone sees the one consequence of this.  DOS made M$
> because back then, to call a computer an "IBM Compatable", it had to
> have MS-DOS.  Legally, you had to buy a license or you couldn't use
> that term.  Given that you had to pay for the license, you might as well
> use DOS rather than pay for another license from another company, if you
> were a manufacturer.  The new license for schools does the same thing.
> If they have to pay for a license for every computer, why buy a MAC or
> Linux machince?  You have payed for the license already for Windows.
> Maybe I am stating the obvious...

Yes, I believe you are correct--and that is part of
Microsoft's intention.

Wil
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