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To: Dan3 who wrote (91921)	11/8/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 186894

>>The price for Internet Explorer was included in the price for Windows << So I guess you could say that win98 with IE was just an improved version of windows. :) that still costs the same. hmmm. don't tell that to Janet. And with its ability to upgrade the operating system for free or replace corrupted files for free from the web or get a constantly updated internet help screen for free, or free internet help didn't sort of integrate it with the operating system.

To: Dan3 who wrote (91921)	11/8/1999 8:44:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 186894

It's tough to sell a Chevrolet if every licensed driver has already been forced to buy a Ford. This analogy is entirely incorrect. In this case, each one of us was GIVEN a Ford. Should we choose to trade it in for another car, that choice is up to us. BK

To: Dan3 who wrote (91921)	11/9/1999 1:09:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

AlibiDan - Re: "The price for Internet Explorer was included in the price for Windows - and we consumers were given no opportunity to buy the Netscape product instead of the Microsoft product, we could only buy the Netscape product after we had already paid for the Microsoft product." No - you could buy a different operating system - Unix, Solaris, Linux, OS/2, MAC OS, DrDOS, AmigaDOS, or AlibiDOS - and not have to pay for Internet Explorer. If you don't like Microsoft - or their products - don't BUY THEM - and DON'T ALIBI and WHINE all the time. Paul