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Re: [News] Russian Government Upset at Microsoft Over Forced Windows Installs

  • Subject: Re: [News] Russian Government Upset at Microsoft Over Forced Windows Installs
  • From: B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:19:28 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <1336178.M7dUSiGRnW@schestowitz.com> <53tmp5F1ub5krU1@mid.individual.net> <pan.2007.02.19.13.54.30.727876@linetec.nl>
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On Monday 19 February 2007 13:54 Richard Rasker wrote:

> Op Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:24:53 +0000, schreef B Gruff:
> 
>> On Monday 19 February 2007 12:58 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> 
>>> | In particular he singled out Microsoft for its policy of not allowing
>>> | partners to sell computers without copies of Windows pre-installed in
>>> | Russia.
>> 
>> I can't believe that, Roy - do you have any proof?
>> 
>> - after all, Microsoft is a bastion of capitalism and free markets, is it
>> not?
>> Surely, what you are suggesting here is more akin to the workings of a
>> totalitarian state, is it not, and what is so derided by our friendly
>> Microsoft enthusiasts here when they talk about "communism"?
> 
> 
> It's the Dell racketeering thingy all over again:
> 
> http://slashdot.org/articles/02/08/10/1420208.shtml

"We must have all "No OS" orders shipped out of the factory by September
1st. The "No OS" legend code and SKUs will be I-coded on 8/19 and D-coded
on August 26th to ensure shipment of orders prior to September 1st. FYI -
this effects all of our competitors as well"

Strange wording, Richard.
- Not "We have decided....."
- Not "Our policy now is...."
- but rather "We must...."

- AND they claim that it applies to all their competitors as well!

How can this be?


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