Re: Boycott Microsoft

Posted in 1998

Christopher Smith — Fri, 15 May 1998 13:48:37 +1000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Rick Hatton wrote in message <19980514175254326755@ts3-13.aug.com>... >Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote: > >> More vague, unsupported charges. If giving away a product free is >> such an evil practice, then, supposedly, Netscape is even more evil than >> Microsoft. Netscape makes the most popular browser and they give it away >> free and this has surely wiped out competitors. > >Netscapse gives their browser away for free NOW. Previously it was free >only to studints and non-profit orgs. MS started giving it away free >simply to stop Netscape. That is anti-compettive. Plus, MS is now in >negotions with DOJ. They are willing to "allow" Navigator to be >installed by the vendors, supposedly without penalty. This is being >forced by the DOJ. MS already "allows" Netscape to be installed by vendors.