[Am-info] level the playing field

[Joe Moore]

But you want to break apart (unbundle) disc compression.  How many
people transfer hard drives between computers running NT, OS/2 and DOS? 
Certainly not a hundred million.  If it were that many, wouldn't Stac
still be selling its software which can do that (The one bundled with
the monopoly product can not)?

What about the other questions?  Particularly, "How will this additional
cost affect the price of the operating system?"

What about the suite example?

--Joe

"Lewis A. Mettler" wrote:
> 
> Do you know the difference between "anyone" and say over a hundred
> million?
> Joe Moore wrote:
> > I wonder how to get "their" opinion?  I mean, you know what "they" say.
> >
> > Do we have a public opinion poll, "Should drivers for a 3.5" floppy disk
> > drive be required on every computer [ ]Yes  [ ]No"????  And if anyone
> > says "No" then it couldn't be involved in a bundle?
> >
> > Who pays for this poll?
> > Who pays for the software creator to pull out the 3.5" floppy driver
> > from their existing product, just because 3 people in east nowhere don't
> > have a 3.5" floppy, only a 5.25" floppy?
> > Who pays for the additional media that you have to buy in order to get
> > the 3.5" floppy driver?
> > Who pays for the person who processes the purchase order for that
> > license to use the 3.5" floppy driver?
> >
> > How will this additional cost affect the price of the operating system?
> >
> > --Joe
> >
> > P.S. Lewis, I'm still waiting for your example of a software suite which
> > is not a bundle.  Until you can come up with one, the only logical
> > conclusion is that there are no software suites, only bundles.
> >
-- 
IBM's vision is apparently to make IBM hardware "scream with Microsoft 
software" --The Register,
http://www.theregister.co.uk/990927-000003.html

I have visions of screaming with (at and about) Microsoft software, too.