lawsuits are gay
Billy Newsom
What if I told you that Ford was prevented from selling cars with "run
flat" tires? Or suppose Motorola could not sell their mobile telephones
with a battery or a charger. Let's say that American Lamps, Inc. was
told not to sell their lamps with a light bulb installed. Later,
Hewlett Packard was kept from selling their printers with a free ream of
paper or a parallel cable. Next, someone told Dell that they could not
package a modem with their computers.
None of these things make sense, do they? Note the last two - both
Hewlett Packard and Dell actually sell those products separately under
their own brand name. I expect that smart companies will bundle in
extras with their products to add value. I like to see a long laundry
list of features on the invoice of a car or a computer or a telephone.
The more the better.
So explain why Microsoft cannot include a browser with an operating
system?
I hate Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. I hate it with a
passion. I have chosen another competing browser. I run an Internet
business, and I use a browser about 8 hours a day. My browser is my
business.
But yet, I have installed Internet Explorer and I never use it. Why?
Because the installation process added features which I like. Features
that actually upgrade the operating system.
Features. Why would I not want more features? Perhaps I need some
extra disk space? Come on, that is moot. There's a lot of junk that an
operating system installs that I'll never use.
It comes down to this. Windows 98 and Internet Explorer will be
installed and running at my business (er, my home) the day it is
available. And so will Netscape Communicator, a competing browser.
What's the big deal?
AOL and every Internet Service Provider on the planet will sell or give
new customers a browser. Browsers can be downloaded without a browser
from most ISP's. I've done it before. I've also received free
browsers, unasked for, from my ISP.
Why is a browser such a big deal? It's a feature and should stay in
Windows 98. I suppose the attorney general buys cars without tires and
operating systems without a browser. I don't.
Billy
Steve
I agree 100%. Nevertheless, Microsoft's monopoly is beyond dispute, and
their arrogance and abuse of power could not be more blatant. They throw
their formidable talents behind the development of a browser to compete with
Netscape, they advertise the hell out of it, they GIVE it away!, and they
then strong-arm OEM's into including it on pre-installed systems and tell
justice that it's an integral part of the operating system which cannot be
removed!!!
Leave Windows 98 to ship. The last thing we need is more government
micro-management of the economy. Instead dismantle Microsoft the way
Standard Oil was dismantled. Exxon, Chevron, et al seem to be doing just
fine, and the monopoly abuses have ended.
Rich
Wrong All of Whiners should go to another operating system. There are
several others you do know,Don't You?