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To: Andy Thomas who wrote (44267)	5/4/2000 10:43:00 PM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (2) of 74651

One of the main culprits here are the OEMs. They could have said, "no" to MSFT's "predatory" practices but it appears that there was enough money in it for them that they never complained. Wow, what a naive statement Andy. You really think the OEMs had the ability to tell MSFT "NO"? Lets see: Unlike MSFT's almost absolute Intel workstation monopoly, these OEMs have been and still are in a dog-eat-dog competitive situation where every cost factor could mean big shifts in their marketshare numbers. If any of the OEMs were to say "NO" then MSFT simply upped their volume pricing per unit to these bad lil OEMs. They couldnt afford even a little higher Cost per unit from MSFT when they knew that they needed to put Windows or Win9X on the vast majority of their Intel machines. Dont be naive Andy. The OEMs are one of many victims in MSFT's unlawful activities. Toy

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