On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Florin Iucha wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 12:46:40PM -0600, Jima wrote:
> >
> > Yep. I actually brought this up at the beermeeting last night. The
> > general response I got was people pointing out that the hardware wasn't
> > that great. I'm sorry, but this really does set a precedent. It's a big
> > deal, and the timing was excellent. Microsoft can't make a strong move
> > against Walmart, not with antitrust accusations hanging over their head.
>
> That's not the reason... M$ gladly f***s Dell and HP right now. The
> reason is that WalMart is bigger than M$.
Did Dell and HP just start selling Windows-less PCs this week? I admit,
I phrased that wrong. The primary reason is, yes, Walmart is bigger than
Microsoft. But the antitrust cases certainly don't make it any easier for
Microsoft to act the part of the playground bully.
Jima