Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen]

David Schwartz wrote:
> Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen wrote:
> 
> 
>>I would think that if I set up a shop and wanted to have the word
>>"Microsoft" as part of the shop name, there would be some rules
>>dictating what products I could and could not sell, yes. Wether those
>>rules are set forth in a law somewhere or Microsoft set them forth
>>themselves, I would find it hard to believe that the law would
>>prohibit them from doing so.
> 
> 
>>Otherwise I could set up a shop, call it "Microsoft Porsgrunn" and
>>sell machines with only Linux installed.
> 
> 
>>I think Microsoft would be allowed to say "No, you can't do that".
> 
> 
>     Burger King won't let you sell Whoppers or buy their burger patties 
> wholesale no matter what you want to call your store unless you take the 
> whole franchise deal. It's an all-or-nothing package. With very few limits, 
> companies do get to choose how their products are branded, marketed, and 
> sold.

Yes, and that's not what Microsoft has ever done. There have always been 
lots of shops selling Microsoft merchandise without being a Microsoft 
franchise in the sense Burger King shops are.

That's why I still say your comparison is a bad one.

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Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen
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