[Am-info] The Wallmart PC

[Erick Andrews]

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:42:03 +0000, John Poltorak wrote:

>
>Does anyone know if Microsoft has attempted to use any strong arm tactics 
>to prevent Wallmart selling their 'naked' PC?
>
>At one point Microsoft wanted people to 'turn in' any PC suppliers 
>offering PC without Windows pre-installed. I can't believe they have 
>allowed Wallmart to get away with such scurrilous behaviour without 
>threatening them with some sort of legal action.
>

I don't know how to find out easily, but I think MS would think twice.
If they did go after Wallmart, MS would easily lose in the court of public 
opinion.

Wallmart is by no means a small outfit.  Although they are often char-
acterized by NIMBY's taking over the landscape and crushing local 
merchants, accused as minimum wage payers, they do employ a lot
of people and many would disagree that they are bad.  Probably
no where near as bad as MS.

-- 
Erick Andrews