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Hmmm They were given a choice:

1) Sell *only* windows (an OS with a very large market share) for x dollars

2) If you sell any other OS windows will cost you more than x dollars

It was abusing their market share, its like ford telling me that their cars will cost me more if I also buy a GM. And you are defending it.

Its also what lead to the ultimate death of OS/2 and drove IBM towards another x86 OS (Linux). As I said working in any way shape or form with MS is suicide from IBM to the Java fiasco they try to destroy anything they don't own...

20 posted on 04/18/2006 11:17:01 AM PDT by N3WBI3 (If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)

lead to the ultimate death of OS/2 and drove IBM towards another x86 OS (Linux).

LOL! IBM stabbed their Unix on Intel partner SCO in the back if not stole their IP. Now they're paying for it. They'll probably now try to buy Red Hat then all the employees quit and make free copies LOL. At least Ellison is smart enough not to try that, from what we're hearing.