John, JCJ wrote
Well, the Government is going to help me get my 89 bucks *back from Microsoft.
You didn't get it. OK, I'll type v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y, maybe that will help.
Prior to the current anti-trust case, no major brand manufacturer would sell a PC without Windows. It was impossible to buy aPC from IBM, Dell, Gateway, Micron, Hewlett Packard, Packard-Hell, etc., without Windows. (You could buy something from a screwdriver shop, but nothing with a brand name.)
Say you wanted a PC to run Linux, or DR-DOS, or a real-time OS. The shrinkwrap contract (from Microsoft) specifically stated that if you were not using Windows,and not going to use Windows, you could get a refund.
Prior to the current anti-trust suit, how many copies of Windows were returned, and how much money was refunded? I don't know the exact number returned, but it was > 0. The amount of money refunded was $0.
I happen to think that a proper function of government is enforcing contracts. I guess that makes me a Communist(;->). Since the anti-trust trial, MS will now refund your money, and it is also possible to buy a name brand PC without Windows. God damn government is ruining the economy. (If companies have to honor their contracts, how will anyone survive???)
-Russ |
