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

Hi :)
Hmmm, i thought that machines without Windows cost more because of some weird marketing deal with 
OEMs
Regards from
Tom :) 





> ________________________________
> From: Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
> To: VA <cuyfalls@hotmail.com> 
> Cc: LibreOffice <users@global.libreoffice.org> 
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 1:40
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?
>
> I get a discount for purchasing without windows.
> I say I want that machine, no windows, take it off the price, and save myself some dollars.
> Steve
>
> On 2012-11-20 13:57, 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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