Re: Interference with Markets (was: Re: [Haifux] Successful Windows Vista refund!!)

2008-12-06 Thread Omer Zak
On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 14:31 +0200, sara fink wrote: > > > > > > Encourage (by getting people to demand it) providers to sell > PCs with > Linux, in which a VM is installed and runs a MS-Windows XP > image. > > VM anyone can install. Asking VM in

Re: Interference with Markets (was: Re: [Haifux] Successful Windows Vista refund!!)

2008-12-06 Thread sara fink
> > Encourage (by getting people to demand it) providers to sell PCs with > Linux, in which a VM is installed and runs a MS-Windows XP image. VM anyone can install. Asking VM installed with windows xp image will open the door to charge extra charge for the image of XP. After all, if it's not reg

Interference with Markets (was: Re: [Haifux] Successful Windows Vista refund!!)

2008-12-06 Thread Omer Zak
I would be very wary of any law, which interferes with operation of businesses. There can always be unforeseen consequences. One possible consequence comes to one's mind: Embedded system which is always sold with an operating system and applications which allow its safe operation. Then one has t