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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16248)	1/18/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: Justin Banks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Reg - If this is so, why do customers openly choose to buy MSFT OSs instead of Mac and UNIX. John Dowd is right, the tech crowd want to complain about MSFT products as they are on their way to the store to purchase them. The reason MSFT products are so popular is because they've used uncompetitive practices to crush other companies - see Sal's posting about Netware and Chaz' response. They've also unfairly taken advantage of their position as the OS vendor to enhance their position as an application vendor. I remember when SGI bought A\|W. One of the conditions of the sale was that A\|W would have to keep on producing products for other platforms, had to release them at the same time, and had to provide the same functionality. If MSFT had to do this, Reg, they wouldn't be in the position they're in today, and you know it. BTW : I've never bought a MSFT product. They're just not worth the money. -justinb

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16248)	1/19/1998 2:55:00 AM
From: Keith Hankin	Respond to of 24154

If this is so, why do customers openly choose to buy MSFT OSs instead of Mac and UNIX. John Dowd is right, the tech crowd want to complain about MSFT products as they are on their way to the store to purchase them. I bought my home PC not for MSFT products but because PCs running MSFT OSes provide the platform that gives me the widest array of choices in terms of hardware and software at the lowest prices. As a matter of fact, I have not bought any MSFT applications except for stuff bundled with my PC (Office). And it pisses me off that I cannot get a discount on the system if I opt out of the Office Suite. I thought MSFT was enjoined from being able to charge OEMs for each PC shipped, regardless of whether it contained their software. Can anyone tell me why I cannot get a discount on any PCs by requesting not to have MSFT products bundled?