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To: odd lot who wrote (138)	1/25/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 185

If one were given a choice of operating systems when one ordered the machine, the price would be greater, due to administrative overhead. Those silly consumers. Paying extra for soda due to all the choices. Paying more money for fast food at McDonalds due to the presence of Burger King. Unbelievable. Assume that you're getting Windows for free, and go use something else if you want. Yeah, that'll work.

To: odd lot who wrote (138)	1/30/1999 3:13:00 PM
From: Andy Thomas	Respond to of 185

>>Assume that you're getting Windows for free, and go use something else if you want. << That's not a valid assumption. The Win9x is about $90 out of the computer cost. This was the same when computers were 2 and 3 thousand dollars. Today's computers are 699 and up yet MSFT still gets $90 per box. This doesn't bode well for MSFT's future. People will figure out this snake-oil-smoke-and-mirrors game and at that point, MSFT will be toast. Enjoy your "profits" while you can. FWIW Andy