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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16247)1/18/1998 10:17:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24154
 
Sure Reggie. Microsoft used to let OEM's ship 3.1 as an alternative, but they pulled the plug on that. So, why not keep letting OEMs have that very reliable and polished original retail Win95? It's the best seller! It's what the customers want! I have no idea why the OEMs aren't giving the customers what they want now. Part of the duality of man I guess.

Meanwhile, I will follow with bemusement your usual omniscient analysis of the nuances of antitrust law. Nothing's too complicated for Reggie to understand. That little underlying postulate, "Microsoft Rules", is no doubt a great help when any ambiguity arises.

Cheers, Dan.



To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16247)1/19/1998 3:59:00 AM
From: Keith Hankin  Respond to of 24154
 
I do feel that the "higher" courts will allow MSFT to distribute Win 95 as an
unbundled alternative to Win 98.

I find this highly doubtful since it will be seen that those who choose not to have the bundled alternative will be left with a product that not only has the browser unbundled, but also is missing other functionality that can only be gotten with Win98. This would thus be construed as a form of coercion and an illegal use of MSFT's monopoly.


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