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MS May Be Forced To Sell Stripped-Down OS In EU
An anonymous reader submits "According to this article at Infoworld, Microsoft may be forced to sell a stripped-down version of Windows in the EU as a result of antitrust rulings, unless a settlement is reached during the next month to six weeks." (See this post from last week for more background on the EU's antitrust proceedings.)
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Would this be the 99 cent Diet Coke I've heard so much about?
True story.
Microsoft may be forced to sell a stripped-down version of Windows in the EU
Why just the EU? Why can't we all have access to the stripped down version?
Windows in EU won't have Built in virus detector? You mean users may have to use Norton, McAfe, or whatever else? Oh my.
Some guys stripped out all the crap that was loaded onto Windows 98 and all of a sudden, it because a pretty damn good OS.
There is nothing inherently safe about liberty. That's why so many people died protecting it.
"sell two versions of its ubiquitous operating system"
Doesn't that make 4 OSes?
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Sell full version of Windows at normal price, and sell stripped version at DOUBLE, via mail order.
That should do an end run on the EU.
I wonder how they made operating systems before web browsers were invented
I wonder how Apple made OSes before Quicktime was invented.
Why just the EU? Why can't we all have access to the stripped down version?
Because if you can't handle a one second shot of a bare nipple during the Super Bowl halftime show then I don't think you're ready for a stripped down anything.
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
Then Lindows can sue Microsoft for trademark infringment.
"It's the smell! If there is such a thing." Agent Smith - The Matrix
XP has WMP bundled, that is illegal
This should read:
OS X has Quicktime bundled, which is nice
XP has WMP bundled, which is crap
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
They call it "msdos"
Microsoft has argued that unbundling Media Player from Windows would prevent the operating system from working properly. It doesn't work properly WITH it.
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What? No Clippey? Damn!
Table-ized A.I.
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If I were MS, I'd revoke all the EU licenses, give everyone a certain amount of time to comply, then start suing the bejeezus out of everyone for infringement...
That'll teach the morons.
M$ providing IE with Windows is very useful, I think it would be fine with a new name. I propose "GUI for downloading Mozilla/Opera".
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