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To: Neil Booth who wrote (3753)	10/24/1997 12:50:00 PM
From: Jon Stept	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Hi Neil. RE: IE absence from a lot of Windows... I think it is irrelevant, but I would like to know more details (versions, was it an upgrade?). I think Microsoft should be able to define Windows 95 however they want to... they own it. I don't think it is fair to restrict a manufacturers definition of their own product. I think it is unfair for a manufacturer to restrict the definition of others peoples products, which is the charge against Microsoft. But it seems a manufacturer should always be able to define their own first, especially if the functionality closely resembles the functionality of the base product. If they put were going to put Office in every OS, I think that would be a bit of a stretch in terms of OS definition. But, going to extremes, I don't think even that would be a monopoly because other apps manufacturers could arrange with box manufacturers to put on their apps on as well, just as Microsoft had to do. Both apps with equal visibility on the desktop... seems fair to me. What do you think? Jon :) Jon :)

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