Come on - this settlement isn't that bad. If you read the cnet article , Ballmer says that the money can be used to buy any kind of software (include Redhat) and the computers can be either PCs or otherwise - it doesn't specify what kind they have to be.
"But Ballmer insisted the deal does not specify PCs running on Intel processors. "The benefits we provide can be used for PCs or Macintoshes," he said. "It can used for PC software or Macintosh software. Certainly the money can be used for non-Microsoft software, so I don't view it as some big thing about market share."
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Come on - this settlement isn't that bad. If you read the cnet article , Ballmer says that the money can be used to buy any kind of software (include Redhat) and the computers can be either PCs or otherwise - it doesn't specify what kind they have to be. "But Ballmer insisted the deal does not specify PCs running on Intel processors. "The benefits we provide can be used for PCs or Macintoshes," he said. "It can used for PC software or Macintosh software. Certainly the money can be used for non-Microsoft software, so I don't view it as some big thing about market share."