Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[David Schwartz]

Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen wrote:

> David Schwartz wrote:

>>     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.

    Right, Microsoft imposed a lesser restriction. They allowed you to sell 
competing products, but charged you a fee.

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

    It shows that Microsoft's purportedly draconian restrictions are much 
less than restrictions that people don't even bat an eye at.

    DS