[Am-info] An excerpt from an email sent by Dell to all of its customers:

[Erick Andrews]

On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:36:03 -0700, Mitch Stone wrote:

>Be that as it may, the OEM in this instance is Microtel, not Wal-Mart. We 
>can already see that Microsoft's license with Microtel prohibits them from 
>offering the same box both with and without Windows. I'm wondering if 
>their contract with Dell isn't very similar, and only looks different 
>because Dell allows customers to configure their boxes and Microtel does 
>not.

However, it's not the "same box".

I for one have not seen the contract between Microtel and Microsoft.

Hey, here's a WAG:  maybe "Napoleonic Law" precludes such a
contract?  ISTR that Microtel is in France.  Oui?

-- 
Erick Andrews