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Re: Free capitalism <> Microsoft (Re: Windows 95 & OS/2

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From: jmax... Jon A. Maxwell
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 00:00
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Ken wrote:
] Curtis Bass <cbass%int...@mhost.utmb.edu> wrote:
] >I buy a Gateway 2000 computer, I am FORCED to buy a copy of
] >MS-DOS 6.xx and Windows (for Workgroups) 3.11. I am FORCED
] >to choose between (MS-Office + MS-Money), and (CorelDRAW! +
] >other publishing tools).  Ditto (or at least similarly) for
] >most other PC brands.

] But you are not FORCED to buy a Gateway.
] God. This is so simple and you just don't get it.

Who doesn't get it?  Hell, you aren't forced to use city water --you
can always catch and store rainwater, and filter the stuff out of it,
and add chlorine to kill germs, and add flourine to make you teeth
stronger, etc.  You /could/, but you aren't going to.

You can generate your own electricity too, so what the heck does it
matter it the power company says you have to give it a key to your
house (or any other crazy demand, like Microsoft makes)?  You always
have a choice, dummy!

And nobody forces you to love Microsoft --uh, well at least not yet!

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From: jmax...@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Jon A. Maxwell)
Subject: Re: Free capitalism <> Microsoft (Re: Windows 95 & OS/2
Date: 1995/08/28
Message-ID: <41rtln$d29@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
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