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Story: Pricing scuppers Media Player-free XP
Posted by: Matt (Monday 27 June 2005, 6:15 PM)
Wisdom of the Bush administration? open source crazies? If I were you mate, I'd try never to switch on another PC for the rest of your life - especially in the future when everything runs on non-MS software.
In fact try not to go outdoors either.
OK - enough bickering - Smithy does actually highlight a point, although I'm not sure he knew he was doing so - the EU ruling in this instance is going to be largely ineffectual - PC manufacturers have been in MS's pocket for years now so it's no real surprise, however these early steps in making right an illegally gained and maintained monopoly still need to be taken.
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1998: I remember it well...
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Matt: "Wisdom of the Bush administration? ope... smithy
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Microsoft is walking a narrow line here. As part... Mark Grosskopf
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Doesn't matter if Microsoft integrates something o... Arthur B.
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Chris Rankin :" suppose the EU's legal requirement... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "1998: I remember it well...
That... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "This was precisely why the EU was... Smithy
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Arthur B : "Competition works. Competition inspire... Smithy
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Smithy: Microsoft must offer XP-N for sale in... Chris Rankin
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Microsoft's spokesperson said "Microsoft... Lupa
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Chris Rankin : "Wow, a spokesperson for... Smithy
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EU Drongocrats when will you pillocks learn? Stop... Andy Dale
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Hi, think Windows XP could be cut back further, Wi... Carol M Kemp
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"Carl M Kemp" or whatever : "Hi, think Windows XP... Smithy
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Lupa : "This is very interesting comment. If so, h... Smithy
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Chris Rankin, : "And yes, I.E. was included in Win... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "And Smithy: For the record, the In... Smithy
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Smithy: Open Source is a development process... Chris Rankin
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Clearly there are lunatics everywhere...... Jonathan Webb
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Either Smithy is on a mission to wi... Paul Tansom
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Chris Rankin : "Now please calm down. You are rant... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "Open Source is a development proce... Smithy
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Smithy, Microsoft started taking huge chunks out o... Arthur B.
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Paul Tansom : "open source nuts, a group that is f... Smithy
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Smithy, any idea how many Microsoft loving sales m... Arthur B.
