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Fri, 26 March 2004 14:17

smwScott
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So? If they want to say that, they're more than entitled to do so. If I sell computers, and I don't want them being sold from retailers with competition side-by-side, then I have every right to tell them to take my products off their shelves.

Actually you don't have that right. In America it's illegal. Not sure if it's federal or state mandated, but there are laws to ensure competition and protect the consumer, and doing what you just said is a violation, now matter how you word it. Telling a store they can't sell other peoples products if they want to continue selling yours is illegal.

And there are many products that are better than Windows. First of all Apple is much more reliable and user friendly than Windows. Linux is much better for programmers and work stations. And in almost all cases there are better versions of the products that Microsoft offers. I am using Windows because I am forced to, because this is where the applications are, and since everyone else has Windows it's compatible. Products would be much better if MS did not hold such a monopoly over the industry and competition could actually compete.

Also, with the upcoming Longhorn MS is going to become even more controlling of personal computers. You will no longer have control over what you have in your machine and they have the right and capability to remove anything they want at will. MS needs to be taken down a few pegs, or else computers are gonna go all to shit real fast.

-smwScott

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		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 00:48
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 02:16
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: spreegem on Thu, 25 March 2004 05:54
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Deactivated on Thu, 25 March 2004 06:43
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 08:58
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 08:59
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: DanSolo on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:07
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:18
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:22
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: KIRBY098 on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:42
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 10:20
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 10:50
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 11:55
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Vitaminous on Thu, 25 March 2004 13:51
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Cpo64 on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:07
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:09
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:30
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Vitaminous on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:34
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: xptek_disabled on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:45
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Cpo64 on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:49
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 17:11
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:32
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:38
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: SuperFlyingEngi on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:50
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 20:13
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: DarkDemin on Thu, 25 March 2004 20:42
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 03:29
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: KIRBY098 on Fri, 26 March 2004 04:27
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 05:11
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 05:37
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Fri, 26 March 2004 14:17
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: IRON FART on Fri, 26 March 2004 15:22
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: rm5248 on Fri, 26 March 2004 17:13
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: SuperFlyingEngi on Fri, 26 March 2004 21:36
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: xptek_disabled on Fri, 26 March 2004 21:48
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Sun, 28 March 2004 05:40
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: abakshi on Sun, 28 March 2004 10:56
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: IRON FART on Sun, 28 March 2004 15:03
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Carl on Mon, 29 March 2004 10:04

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