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Technology Stocks : COMS & the Ghost of USRX w/ other STUFF

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To: freeus who wrote (7286)	10/22/1997 5:56:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (3) of 22053

Oh gee, seems MSFT has been strong arming other vendors! Microsoft threatened computer companies over browser contracts Another manufacturer, Gateway, wanted to set up its Gateway 2000 computers so they immediately booted onto Netscape Communicator when they were turned on, instead of Microsoft Windows, said Gateway software director James Von Holle. Microsoft said no. "Microsoft requires that we boot to what they call a pristine Windows environment, and that is an environment Microsoft defines," Von Holle said. "Users may change that end configuration, but we're not able to (change it) as manufacturers. Micron asked Microsoft if it could remove the Explorer browser. A Microsoft representative told Browning that removing the icon would have violated the "'Windows experience initiative, which he explained as intended to ensure the integrity and uniformity of Windows 95 as received by computer user," Browning said. seattletimes.com Derek

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