__/ [ peterwn ] on Thursday 01 March 2007 22:52 \__
> On Mar 2, 10:47 am, Rafael <raf...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> For one, I am being speculative, but it is possible that an upper
>> manager may be the one who manages and reads the comments. The poster
>> mentioned Mr. Ballmer's name. Could it be that OEM licensing is
>> sensitive enough, that Dell was warned?
>>
>
> Unfortunately like it or not, Dell is utterly dependent on Microsoft
> to continue in its business as a hardware supplier. I have little
> doubt that Dell would like to 'shake off' this Microsoft dependence.
> It seems that Dell fired a 'test shot' at Microsoft and got a savage
> response. the only way at present can Dell hope to loosen Microsoft's
> grip, is to be prepared to pay 'corner shop' prices for OEM software,
> but this would cripple Dell's business. Another way would be to try
> and invoke regulatory action against MS, but again, MS mas proved
> itself rather adept at sidestepping this, even to the extent of paying
> off a few million here and there.
Where are the watchdogs of the American industry. Truly, I'm curious. Do they
exist at all? Are they toothless tigers? Who is going to protect the
consumer, the taxpayer, even mom-and-pop shops?
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