[CLUE-Talk] Legal breaking of the MS monopoly WAS: Re: [CLUE-Tech] HP laptop

[Ed Hill]

On Wed, 2002-01-16 at 17:21, Kevin Cullis wrote:
> 
> I think my engine analogy is quite appropriate: you can't ran a car
> WITHOUT an engine, must less run a computer without an OS. It still goes
> back to the logic: What is REQUIRED to make a car run: engine,
> transmission, consumables, frame, wheels/tires.  What is NOT required
> is: body, radio, seats (although this would make it hard to drive ;-) ),
> windshield, etc. What is REQUIRED to run a computer: an OS, motherboard
> (plus CPU), RAM, I/O such as PCI/parallel, keyboard, video, and storage
> (CD, HD) and tools/applications (you have to do something with it). What
> is NOT required is: modem, network card, sound, printer and probably a
> host of other things.  And I'm speaking generically, not specifically,
> because I know someone with more knowledge about hardware could come up
> with other ideas regarding a computer.  If you take away an engine in a
> car, how else are you to get it to go?  Horse?  That's an "engine."
> Gravity? It won't go for long. How do you run a computer?  Embedded? 
> That's an "engine." I can't think of what would make a computer run
> EXCEPT that it has an OS somewhere.
> 
> So, Ed, you've made your comment and I've defended myself, please don't
> take this as a flame or a rant, just a clarification of ideas.


Hi Kevin,

If you think its a good analogy, thats cool.  No offense taken.

The real point I was trying to get across is that we should all get off
our *sses and write our comments concerning the microsoft case into the
Federal Register.  Wining about the "microsoft tax" on this LUG list (or
any other LUG list) is truly a waste of time.  I think we're all well
aware of the problems.

What I was hoping to do was convince some of the folks on the list to
*DO* something useful about these problems.  Go write a letter outlining
how the microsoft monopoly has hurt your business and what should be
done to end the the abusive behavior.  Your letters are important.

So did you write one?

Ed

ps - If you want, I'll be more than happy to re-post plenty 
     of background reading (URLs) and the address for your
     letter or fax.


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