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Microsoft Gets Green Light to Punish OS-less PC Vendors | |
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| Time: 00:47 EST/05:47 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Joshua Baer | ||
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In one little-noticed finding in the most recent compliance status report issued last week, Microsoft has been allowed to withhold rewards to OEMs who ship a PC without an operating system installed. Microsoft argues that this is a necessary sanction to discourage piracy. But equally, it's a disincentive for corporate purchasers who want to ghost an image of Linux onto a pre-specced PC. | ||
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| #1 By 2459 (24.175.137.164) at 1/20/2004 4:01:22 AM |
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This isn't punishment, it's an incentive. Help curb piracy and meet logo reqs. etc., and get free cash. Don't, and get less/no free cash.
From the wording of the compliance document, the OEM MDP funds are reduced by $1 per unit if any desktop computer is sold by the OEM without a license to an operating system (Windows or otherwise). It doesn't say that the OS has to be preinstalled. Even if this is the case, how much more trouble is it to install a ghost image on a pre-loaded system (which can be a Linux system if you fear the "Microsoft tax")? Plus, you always have the option of using a non-MS contracted OEM. There are plenty available. This post was edited by n4cer on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 04:02. |
| #2 By 2459 (24.175.137.164) at 1/20/2004 4:14:37 AM |
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#2 You missed the point.
It's "We'll pay you to ship with our OS or a competitor's OS, but we won't pay you if you ship with no OS at all". |
| #3 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 1/20/2004 4:16:38 AM |
| Competition is anti-competitive. |
| #4 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 1/20/2004 5:47:34 AM |
| ABM, I agree completely. |
| #5 By 2960 (156.80.64.137) at 1/20/2004 8:30:54 AM |
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Include a set of PC-DOS diskette's. Problem solved!
TL |
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