Textbook behavior for a monopoly
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Microsoft has behaved like a textbook monopoly with regards to how they distribute Windows:
First you flood the market.
Then you restrict distribution.
Early versions of Windows (pre-95) were practically given away. And who can forget the absurd promotion of the release of Win 95?
Now go down to CompUSA and try to buy a full-blown copy of Win 98 (or W2K). The best you can do is the "Windows 98 Upgrade", which is totally useless for most purposes.
If you are a scratch-builder, or want to dual-boot, you're out of luck.
The good news is that even CompUSA (which recently sold its soul to MS) carries a half dozen different Linux distributions.
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Microsoft has behaved like a textbook monopoly with regards to how they distribute Windows:
First you flood the market.
Then you restrict distribution.
Early versions of Windows (pre-95) were practically given away. And who can forget the absurd promotion of the release of Win 95?
Now go down to CompUSA and try to buy a full-blown copy of Win 98 (or W2K). The best you can do is the "Windows 98 Upgrade", which is totally useless for most purposes.
If you are a scratch-builder, or want to dual-boot, you're out of luck.
The good news is that even CompUSA (which recently sold its soul to MS) carries a half dozen different Linux distributions.