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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (61755)10/19/2001 2:24:29 PM
From: _scar_face_  Respond to of 74651
 
<<Where are these "fears" coming from?>>

Competitors my dear Wattson, competitors.



To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (61755)10/19/2001 3:57:24 PM
From: Dennis Doubleday  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74651
 
> Where are these "fears" coming from? As a consumer when you buy a new PC preloaded with Windows XP you never pay MSFT directly for anything and you can run that PC forever without ever paying MSFT a dime.

OK, my apologies. I misunderstood what MS is planning. But substitute "business customer" for "consumer" in my message and the rationale still applies.


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