In comp.os.linux.advocacy Lenny <linux-sux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> More hypocrisy in Roy thread where Linspire will give money to OEM for
> preinstalling Linux OS. When MS does this he and other lienux fools cry
> about "ilegal kickbacks" from MS. But when Linspire give money back to
> OEM they suddenly stop calling this ilegal kickback.
Of course the difference being that Microsoft was declared a Monopoly
by the courts, and monopolies are barred from certain behavior that
is perfectly fine for non-monopolies. Furthermore, Microsoft provides
'kickbacks' (usually in the form of co-advertising dollars) for selling
Windows exclusively. Linspire is providing kickbacks for selling Linux
in addition to Windows. Not quite the same thing.
Later,
Thad
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