"Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ok, let me just make my opinion very clear on this and then I'll just > leave this thread altogether. > > I think you are comparing apples and oranges so whatever conclusion you > manage to draw from that is in my eyes invalid. It doesn't matter, in my > opinion, if you managed to conclude that Microsoft was the saints > themselves because, in my opinion, your reasoning is not valid. I'm not > saying one way or the other, I'm just picking at your reasoning. > > To me it sounds like concluding that the prices of RAM will drop because > the swallows are flying high this fall. > > But enough, I'll just leave it. There is no value whatsoever in simply saying "I don't agree with you" and including no argument or reasoning. Were you afraid someone might erroneously think you did agree with me and that this would harm your reputation? If you want to participate in discussion, you have to make claims and defend them. MS imposed a restriction that was logically lesser than saying "if you want to buy Windows wholesale, you cannot sell products that compete with PCs with Windows pre-loaded on them". (Logically lesser because they allowed you sell them but charged a fee. You could avoid the fee by simply not selling them.) This is a perfectly ordinary type of franchise sales arrangement engaged in by companies of all kinds. For someone who does not already have a monopoly, it is even perfectly legal. DS
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