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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: krissel on February 11, 2003, 03:42:00 AM

Title: European trade vs MS monopoly
Post by: krissel on February 11, 2003, 03:42:00 AM

At least some groups haven't given up trying...

 trade group plea to EU on MS

More power to them.

Title: European trade vs MS monopoly
Post by: danf63 on February 11, 2003, 05:05:00 AM

Apple's guilty of the same bundling practices: iChat, QuickTime, iPhoto, iMovie, Safari, etc.

Dan

Title: European trade vs MS monopoly
Post by: RogerF on February 11, 2003, 06:53:00 AM

as far as I know, Apple doesn't make their bundle available (much less force them to accept it) to other compter manufacturers. They may bundle to their buyers, but like 97% of the other computer buyers, you don't have to buy it.

Course the other 97% may just have to buy something they don't need or want. Life's hard.

Comparing Apple sales tactics to MS predatory tactics is a bit obscene.

Title: European trade vs MS monopoly
Post by: danf63 on February 11, 2003, 08:16:00 PM

I'm as big a fan as anyone, but saying that my comparison is "obscene" is going way too far.  If your company made one of the applications that is now included free in the operating system, you might think it's unfair, too.  (Personally, I like all of the goodies they include.)

Dan

Title: European trade vs MS monopoly
Post by: danf63 on February 11, 2003, 08:18:00 PM

Roger, what about the makers of Watson?  What would they say.

Dan