Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[Peter T. Breuer]

In comp.os.linux.misc David Schwartz <davids at webmaster.com> wrote:
> "Peter T. Breuer" <ptb at oboe.it.uc3m.es> wrote in message news:okh133-n3l.ln1 at news.it.uc3m.es...

>> 3) there are plenty of other OSs that are developed or could be
>> developed but which cannot get a foothold or even manage to be put on
>> the shelves because the majority product producer insists on charging
>> hardware manufacturers for every box produced, whether or not it carries
>> their o/s, and does other nasty things like sabotaging their own
>> products so they won't work with a clone o/s.

>     How could he resell an OS that "could be developed"?

Is it relevant? Why? Can you sell a voip solution that could be
developed? Is that relevant? No. No. No. No.

> If nobody wants 
> these operating systems,

False premise, indeed, irrelevant premise, therefore rest of statememt
junked.  No dumb client cares what o/s they are running.  Do you care if
your mobile phone runs symbios of javalite?  That's simply not the point
- the point is that the makers of symbios don't charge your mobile phone
manufacturer for every phone sold, whether symbios is on there or
not. Doing so is "restraint of trade", because, uh, it restrains the
manufactrers of mobile phones from exercising their market choices.


> then it doesn't hurt him not to be able to sell 

Who cares? It's to the advantage of sellers to create a monopoly! It's
not in YOUR, the customer's, advantage to have one, which is why there
are laws against it!

Go away!

Peter