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To: Petz who wrote (162771)	6/28/2005 2:26:59 PM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Petz, Re: Even with the atrocious MSFT settlement, they don't give special marketing funds or discounts to firms that refuse to offer Linux. If IBM didn't pay the same price for Windows as everyone else, they would have sued MSFT long ago.> Mmmm, I think you're getting into an area of substantial controversy here. Do you really think IBM paid the same price for INTC chips as Dell? Why do you think IBM sold their PC division? IBMs heart and mind follows Intel -- if you get the drift... Having said that I'd say that MS is not as openly corrupt with their major customers as is Intel. Their program is code stealing and intimidation. INTC used carrots. MS uses Whips. -tgp