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

Hi Virgil,

I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it 
comes on a computer. Microsoft charges computer companies less than what 
the public pays, but the last time I heard anything it was something 
like $50 per computer that the computer companies pay Microsoft for 
Windows. So we both do pay for it with  new computer.

Don


On 11/19/2012 07:57 PM, VA wrote:
> 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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