*chuckle* MS can't bully WalMart because WalMart CAN'T be bullied -
WalMart will just turn around laugh and turn their backs on ANY MS product
for the next 5 years...MS kowtows to WalMart...

Liz



 On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, 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
>
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