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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Intel faces another EU probe
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>> | The allegation is that Intel used 'inducements' to persuade major
>> | European retailers not to sell computers equipped with AMD chippage.
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>> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/16
> intel-involved-eu-probe
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> Micoshaft also uses a lot of illegal 'inducements' in the form of
> back handers to chosen hardware vendors to load
> its windummy OSen and put in contractual clauses to exclude
> rival operating systems. This is money milked by overcharging OS paying
> customers to subsidise market distortion practices.
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> In my view, if a vendor is selling a PC but not naked PCs or
> fairly priced Linux PCs, then there is high probability
> that inducements are at work and needs to be investigated
> with another EU anti-trust probe.
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> Since micoshaft is already a convicted of several anti-trust
> instances across the globe in different jurisdictions,
> its fair game for any company and executives to be snitching on Micoshaft
> and collect fat rewards - tripple damages ideally if your
> business had been affected by micoshafts market distortion practices.
Microsoft does/did something similar to Intel. With mass-volume discounts, it
pays for OEMs to ignore Linux (i.e. to offer no choice).
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