Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 24th Sep 2007 17:31 UTC, submitted by twickline
Windows "Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled operating system, according to this submission to the European Commission. It says that the bundling of Microsoft Windows with computers is not in the public interest, and prevents meaningful competition in the operating system market." This is the conclusion of the Globalisation Instute, a think tank located in Brussels. Please note this is not a(n) (official) statement from the European Commission.
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RE[4]: I completely agree
by google_ninja on Tue 25th Sep 2007 05:19 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: I completely agree"
google_ninja
Member since:
2006-02-05

Though I must admit it would be a lot of fun if Joe User was forced to install his copy of Vista. We would certainly end up with a much more educated user base.


Installing vista is even more brainless then installing XP. Getting rid of the OEM version would just force activation on good ol' joe, which doesn't teach much other then how to bend over.

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RE[5]: I completely agree
by stestagg on Tue 25th Sep 2007 09:24 in reply to "RE[4]: I completely agree"
stestagg Member since:
2006-06-03

And no harder than installing, say Ubuntu. So this way, there is more choice and a more open market. Hence the news story. Huh.

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