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[James Knott]

Anton Markov wrote:
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> Excuse me, but I will have to disagree:
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> James Knotty wrote:
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> | You might want to read up on how Microsoft used extortion etc., to force
> | market share.  You can find lots of info in books such as Netscape Time,
> | The Microsoft Files, World War 3.0 and of course the trial transcript.
> | One example of this, was when Windows 95 came out, and IBM wanted to
> | sell it on it's systems, along with OS/2, MS refused to let them have
> | W95, until they stopped supporting OS/2.  Then there was the bundling,
> | where MS would make computer suppliers pay for a Windows licence on
> | every system sold, even if shipped with a competing OS etc.  Do a bit of
> | research and you'll see that's MS dominance had nothing to do with
> | product quality and everything to do with "dirty tricks".
> I would call that marketing genius.  Imagine making a product that would
> force other companies to say "OS/2 is good, but we want to sell Windows
> so much that we'll give it up."  The companies had every right to refuse
> the Microsoft deals; they just wouldn't be selling Windows.  That is not
> extortion.

Read those items I mentioned and then get back to me on that "right" to 
refuse.  You'll find that exercising that right, would cost them dearly.


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