RE: Evidence of tying

["David E. Y. Sarna" <David@ObjectSoftCorp.com>]

  It is no longer Microsoft's policy to compel buying unneeded /unwanted
  licenses. The consent decree already fixed that. Note that now that OEMs
  do have a choice, they are basically choosing to do what they did
  before, because that's what the market wants.
  
  Regards,
  David E. Y. Sarna       davids@objectsoftcorp.com
  ObjectSoft Corp. (NASDAQ:OSFT)    http://www.objectsoftcorp.com
  433 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
  Tel.: (201) 343-9100    Fax: (201) 343-0056
  
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From:	jimsmith@ideas4you.com [SMTP:jimsmith@ideas4you.com]
  > Sent:	Monday, November 03, 1997 8:46 AM
  > To:	David E. Y. Sarna
  > Subject:	RE: Evidence of tying
  > 
  > In
  > <58532D5A7331D1118E670060971996F502AB91@production.objectsoftcorp.com>
  > ,
  > on 11/03/97 
  >    at 08, "David E. Y. Sarna" <David@objectsoftcorp.com> said:
  > 
  > *  Different strokes for different folks. Freedom of choice. It's the
  > *  American way.
  > 
  > I agree entirely, David, but that is NOT the case here.
  > 
  > Case in point, try to order a computer system from anywhere without
  > an
  > operating system installed, or without bundled software.  You can only
  > get
  > such a system by purchasing the individual components and assembling
  > it
  > yourself.  Or, if they will sell it to you without the bundled stuff,
  > they
  > won't give you a discount from the regular price.  Guess why?  Because
  > Microsoft compells them to buy an OEM license for every single system
  > they
  > sell, whether the OS is installed or not.  This, while perhaps not
  > illegal, is certainly an unfair trade or business practice, which
  > costs
  > all of us extra money we wouldn't otherwise have to spend.
  > 
  > So, where's the freedom of choice for the user who doesn't want the
  > hassle
  > of building the system, but does want to install their own OS?
  > 
  > Where's the freedom of choice for the OEM to install the customer's OS
  > of
  > choice?
  > 
  > And don't say that he doesn't have to purchase products from MS, that
  > flys
  > in the the face of freedom of choice, again.
  > 
  > 
  > -- 
  > 
  > Jim...
  > 
  >  Way Down Upon the Suwannee River 
  >          White Springs, Florida
  > 
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