Re: [NTLK] Convincing argument against MS

From: Jochen Schäfer (js.josch_at_gmx.de)
Date: Sun Jun 09 2002 - 07:48:48 EDT


On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:31:10 -0700, Lee, Christopher J wrote:

>
>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.
That is exactly the point. Most people won't care to get anything else,
because it's all there.

Jochen

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