Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

I'm not defending Microsoft; I don't particularly like them. I'm just saying 
that if I don't want to buy MS, I don't have to, and neither does anyone 
else.

Of course, you can buy a Mac and not have Windows. However, I never count 
Windows as a "purchase" because it comes installed on the computer. I don't 
pay any extra for it, and I have NEVER purchased any Windows upgrade. After 
buying a Windows computer, if I wanted, I could completely blow off the 
Windows, reformat the hard drive and install Linux. I'm sure many people 
have done just that. I have a dual-boot Windows/Linux system on my laptop.

While my employer has purchased MS Office, I have never done so for my home 
computers.

In other words, no matter what tactics MS uses, legal or not, as the 
customer, I always control where I spend my money. MS cannot dominate my 
computer without my permission or the software market without our collective 
permission.

Virgil

-----Original Message----- 
From: James Knott
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 7:04 PM
To: LibreOffice
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

VA wrote:
> Nobody is forced to purchase MS products.

Try and buy a computer without Windows.  While there are some available,
they're rare.  Also, read up on the MS anti trust cases to see how they
forced market share with illegal and near illegal methods, including
extortion.


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