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

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From: ja... Jan Reimers
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 00:00

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In article <41rmpv$b...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> x...@ix.netcom.com writes:
>Curtis Bass <cbass%int...@mhost.utmb.edu> wrote:
>>This has been, and continues to be, patently false. Whenever
>>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. This MAY change in the future, but we
>>ain't there yet.
>
>But you are not FORCED to buy a Gateway.
>
>God. This is so simple and you just don't get it.
>
 Exactly, nobody complains about Frintronics, all their machines
come with Linux preinstalled, how could anybody possibly complain
about that!


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 | Jan N. Reimers,  Research Scientist  | Sorry, Don't have time to write the |
 | Moli Energy (1990) Ltd. B.C. Canada  | usual clever stuff in this spot.    |
 | ja...@molienergy.bc.ca                |                                     |

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From: ja...@molienergy.bc.ca (Jan Reimers)
Subject: Re: Free capitalism <> Microsoft (Re: Windows 95 & OS/2
Date: 1995/08/29
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