Microsoft Hatred FAQ 5178
That is an item of data which is largely true - it's not totally true, because most people could not care less what operating system is on their computer so long as...
No they aren't. A pc o-s is something you load on an IBM pc, and an IBM pc is an open format. There is no "microsoft computer", and there is no such thing as a "microsoft computer shop".
Peter T. Breuer Umm, it's not a judgment. Microsoft said you can sell Windows and other operating systems, but there...
The closest you can get to a complete closed branding in that field, is, coincidentally, an apple o-s, and an apple computer, and an apple computer shop. And that's because apple make the confusers in question, and their o-s. However, I don't think they can stop the shops which sell apples from mselling pcs too, but then I have never had the slightest inclination to buy a "brand" like an apple, so I have never looked, so I don't have an inkling if that is so or not.
No it isn't. Quite the opposite - look at a computer shop or a computer advert, and you will see "Pentium 4 3.4GHz 1MB cache, 1GB DDR RAM", etc. etc.
That doesn't at all address my point. The point is, there are large numbers of people...
Really - bar all the argument-shifting and picking up from nonsense points, I wish I could find some kernel of sensibleness in your argument because at times in the past you have acted sane. But not here! If you have an argument, out with the bones of it. What is it? Something like "MS can do anything they like to make a profit"? No - they can't. Is it "MS can't be criticised for behaving like mad bad bullies"? Uh, uh, yes they can. And so on. What IS your line?
Peter
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