Re: Microsoft: OEM choice would be a "disaster"

[Steve Cohen <stevecoh@mcs.com>]

Brett Glass wrote:

> At
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/dec98/12-7farber.htm
>
> Microsoft claims that "Mr. [David] Farber's suggestion that OEMs should
> decide which components of Windows they deliver to customers would be a
> disaster for consumers and software developers alike."
>
> In other words, Microsoft believes that the company from which you buy a
> system shouldn't be  allowed to differentiate its products or choose which
> software components come with it. This, in turn, means that consumers
> cannot choose.
>
> For whom would choice be a "disaster?" Only one company: Microsoft.
>
> --Brett Glass

You are so right.  Mr. Farber's testimony is the first that hits my central
concerns when I first began to take a strong interest in this case. I hope
he's got the sort of personality that won't wilt under the heavy
cross-examination he is already coming under.