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

[Doug Masson <dmasson@iquest.net>]

On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, 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 
> 


Well, we wouldn't want these OEMs to be able to "innovate" would we? ;) If
someone has the time and the inclination it might be cute to see if
Microsoft's criticisms of gov't intervention (nevermind that MS asks the
gov't to intervene everytime they enforce a copyright) can be shown to be
applicable to MS's treatment of the OEMs. Just an exercise in pointing out
a bit of screaming hypocrisy. But I digress. :)