This is a good point. If someone purchases a computer from an OEM, if they have problems, they call the OEM, then M$ as a last resort.
The act of making the OS 'modular' allows OEM's to make a choice of what THEY want to support on the merits of the middleware application.
The OEM's are not screaming because they are in business to sell hardware. They see an opportunity to cut support costs which will eventually be passed on to the consumer.
The funny thing is M$ is making this out to be bad for the consumer, I disagree. The fact that the OS is modular, and that their OEM does not install IE, does not stop the consumer from installing it (of course M$ not wanting install disks shipped with hardware makes it a bit more difficult, but thats their fault). It doesn't even stop the customer from asking the OEM to install IE instead of the OEM's default.
What it does allow for is a group of inovative developers to create bexplorer (better explorer), and have the ability to talk OEM's into installing it instead of M$. If the OEM finds customers complaining about bexplorer, they will stop loading it, if M$ sees that OEM's are loading bexplorer more often, they will adopt the features of bexplorer, either way, everone has a chance to win.
I run linux because it does what I want it to do.
My mom runs Windows because it does what SHE wants it to do.
Choice is a good thing!
Haven't you seen the IBM basketball ads? My wife who knows very little about computers in general, when she first saw the ad, said, 'WOW, IBM is taking a direct shot at Micro$oft.
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The act of making the OS 'modular' allows OEM's to make a choice of what THEY want to support on the merits of the middleware application.
The OEM's are not screaming because they are in business to sell hardware. They see an opportunity to cut support costs which will eventually be passed on to the consumer.
The funny thing is M$ is making this out to be bad for the consumer, I disagree. The fact that the OS is modular, and that their OEM does not install IE, does not stop the consumer from installing it (of course M$ not wanting install disks shipped with hardware makes it a bit more difficult, but thats their fault). It doesn't even stop the customer from asking the OEM to install IE instead of the OEM's default.
What it does allow for is a group of inovative developers to create bexplorer (better explorer), and have the ability to talk OEM's into installing it instead of M$. If the OEM finds customers complaining about bexplorer, they will stop loading it, if M$ sees that OEM's are loading bexplorer more often, they will adopt the features of bexplorer, either way, everone has a chance to win.
I run linux because it does what I want it to do.
My mom runs Windows because it does what SHE wants it to do.
Choice is a good thing!
Haven't you seen the IBM basketball ads? My wife who knows very little about computers in general, when she first saw the ad, said, 'WOW, IBM is taking a direct shot at Micro$oft.