Well...unless I'm mistaken, there really isn't any roadblock built into the
OS to keep one from installing Netscape (other than the fact that it's a
lousy browser compared to IE5) or Photoshop or Premier or any other program
that replaces a bundled Windows app. I, as a consumer, appreciate that I
don't have to go out and buy 20 different apps to do things that MS included
bundled apps for.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Jendraszak [mailto:stevehj_at_mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 1:10 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Convincing argument against MS
I think you are missing the key difference between BUNDLING and
INTEGRATING. When I buy Mac OS, Internet Explorer comes with it. But I
can delete it, no problem, and replace it with whatever I choose. When I
buy XP, Internet Explorer comes with it, and Microsoft has sworn in
court that if I delete it, it will destroy my OS install.
On the other had, you CAN remove Windows Media and MovieMaker, as far as
I know. But all the reviews I have read (PC Week, PC World, etc.) have
said that those programs are not very useful, and no where near the
quality of iTunes and iMovie.
sj
On Saturday, June 8, 2002, at 02:54 PM, Lee, Christopher J wrote:
>
> So on one hand, people gripe about the poor quality of bundled apps in
> Windows, and on the other, they say that MS is trying to put people out
> of
> business illegally by bundling apps.
>
>
>
> So...
>
>
>
> I guess that MS should not bundle apps, but if they choose to do so,
> they
> better do a good job. Do I have that straight?
>
>
>
> Things that make you go hmm.
>
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