__/ [ flyer ] on Saturday 03 March 2007 08:41 \__
> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:37:17 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ 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?
>
> Few years ago "Who Will Tell The People" was written by William
> Greider. It's about corporate power, and it scared the hell out of me.
Corporate power is the new government. It is above the law, it writes the law
and it has the resources to behave like a nanny. SCO, BSA, ISC... lobbying,
pressure groups and proxies in Europe are examples of this. Would you
believe that the European Commission is being threatened by so-called bodies
(more like 'government departments') set up by Microsoft and its ilk? Let me
know if you want some links. And in fact, people in Mass. have lost their
fedral jobs because of Microsoft's actions, having resisted lockins.
--
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