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Why Microsoft Can't Compete With iTunes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

A reader submitted "Why Microsoft Can't Compete With iTunes which is an interesting op-ed piece about the differences between the two companies, but also the intersection with a different type of business like that of television. I've read some of the same arguements before, but this piece ties it up nicely together."

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  1. Antitrust settlement by javilon · · Score: 1, Offtopic


    - conspicuously repeating the cult-like phrase "recommends Windows XP Professional" in all marketing;

    - never advertising PCs sold without an operating system, or with an alternative OS installed;

    - applying Windows stickers to all PCs sold, and using a keyboard with a prominent Windows key.


    Doesn't this go against the terms of the antitrust settlement with the DOJ?

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