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byDonny Smith ( 567043 ) writes:
Big deal - that's been known since 2000.
I have heard it first hand from resellers and h/w makers in Asia Pacific - "we bundle Linux just so that MS leaves us alone and it's up to the end users to get their copy of Windows".
In some places shipping systems (assembled computers) without OS is either disallowed or frowned upon by MS and/or anti-piracy watchdogs, so bundling Linux is a nice excuse to avoid pre-installing Windows....
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bygosand ( 234100 ) writes:
Big deal - that's been known since 2000.
I have heard it first hand from resellers and h/w makers in Asia Pacific - "we bundle Linux just so that MS leaves us alone and it's up to the end users to get their copy of Windows".
You make it sound like this is something sneaky.
In some places shipping systems (assembled computers) without OS is either disallowed or frowned upon by MS and/or anti-piracy watchdogs, so bundling Linux is a nice excuse to avoid pre-installing Windows....
Funny how you make that
byDonny Smith ( 567043 ) writes:
>You make it sound like this is something sneaky.
Isn't it? Well, I should say isn't it when you know 99% of all customers will install a pirated copy of Windows?
In a way that is similar to selling guns without checking buyers' background. Sorry, I didn't know!
Of course, resellers and h/w makers are not supposed to engage in anti-piracy activities on behalf of Microsoft, it's just that they're knowingly aiding end users who have no attention of buying licensed software.
That is a bit sneaky.
>Shouldn't
bygosand ( 234100 ) writes:
>You make it sound like this is something sneaky.
Isn't it? Well, I should say isn't it when you know 99% of all customers will install a pirated copy of Windows?
Whoa. That is a huge assumption. What about people who already own a copy, and just want a new computer? Should they be forced to purchase yet another OS? The key word here is "forced". They don't have a choice in the matter if they want to buy a pre-built system.
In a way that is similar to selling guns without checking buyers' bac
byDonny Smith ( 567043 ) writes:
>>Isn't it? Well, I should say isn't it when you know 99% of all customers will install a pirated copy of Windows?
>Whoa. That is a huge assumption. What about people who already own a copy, and just want a new computer? Should they be forced to purchase yet another OS? The key word here is "forced".
If you call this "forced", then yes, they are.
I doubt, though, that this is logical by the token that they "already have one". If you already have a mobile phone number, if you want another one it does
byradish ( 98371 ) writes:
Bundling RedHat or SuSE would cost precisely zero dollars. I can't imagine Microsoft making any version of windows which cost that.
byDonny Smith ( 567043 ) writes:
> Bundling RedHat or SuSE would cost precisely zero dollars.
NO!
My guess is that bundling commercial distros costs about 30% of the retail price.
> I can't imagine Microsoft making any version of windows which cost that.
At this moment I can't either, because that'd mean they're stupid (as obviously they can charge the current prices which are higher).
On the other hand, Microsoft develops (or buys) code for their OS, SuSE and Red Hat don't, so I think pricing for both commercial Linux and Windows is
bysicking ( 589500 ) writes:
I wonder how many of the people buying those mashines are saying 'hey this linux thing is pretty cool, I think I'll stick to it rather then get windows'. Especially once these countries start cracking down harder on piracy.
Imagine that, MS anti-piracy strategies backfiring on them, who would've thought...
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