Netbooks the place to see Microsoft of old

Mar 03, 2009, 22:33 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Jay Lyman)

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"This 'not wanting to sell Linux' may be the result of some 'carrot or stick' action from Microsoft. M$ (sic) can afford to offer some favorable conditions on Windows to sellers who agree 'not to want to sell Linux.' They sustain it for a while, until the competition is strangled. Then they raise the prices. This is a classical case of dumping. Waving a big stick may be even more effective. Intimidating in a subtle way does not cost them anything. Of course, nobody knows about this because it is all done secretly.

"'Not wanting to sell Linux' manifests itself in many ways. Dell hides their Linux PCs on their web site so that you have to look for them by using Google. Netbook producers equip their creations with crippled versions of Linux which can perform only a few basic functions. Linux can be also put on a more expensive hardware version to make them look less attractive than their Windows-equipped cousins."

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