On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 02:51:59PM -0600, Jima wrote: > 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$. > > Did Dell and HP just start selling Windows-less PCs this week? I admit, > I phrased that wrong. The primary reason is, yes, Walmart is bigger than > Microsoft. But the antitrust cases certainly don't make it any easier for > Microsoft to act the part of the playground bully. Jima, please look outside the Linux friendly world... M$ was found guilty and the DOJ decides together with them how gentle the slap on the wrist should be. M$ is off the hook now :( florin -- "If it's not broken, let's fix it till it is." 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20020222/e5abc7f5/attachment.pgp