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To: soup who wrote (24989)	5/27/1999 9:58:00 PM
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Microsoft Accused of Charging IBM More to Install Windows Operating System >Garry Norris, who negotiated Windows licensing agreements for IBM, said a Microsoft executive told him several times that Compaq Computer Corp. ''pays a lower price than you because they don't compete with us. Because you compete with us, you are going to suffer unfavorable prices and terms and conditions.'' < >The witness also testified that, when he was in charge of selling IBM's OS/2 operating systems, Microsoft threatened retaliation against Compaq and Hewlett-Packard Co. if they used the IBM product instead of Windows. ''I was simply told repeatedly (the other computer makers) feared retaliation from Microsoft,'' Norris said. A Compaq official told him the company dropped plans to load IBM's rival OS/2 system after Microsoft made the threats, said Norris. ''We don't want you to license OS/2,'' Norris quoted the Microsoft official as saying.< quote.bloomberg.com Oob la di. Oob la da. Brah! Lala how da life goes on.

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