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Chris Owens wrote:
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> However, I believe that they, like any other manufacture, should be able
> to dictate what their product is and looks like when it hits the
> consumer's hands.
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Ah, yes, like you could have any color you wanted if you bought one of
the original Ford automobiles -- as long as you wanted black. Of course,
this sad state of affairs changed as soon as there was competition.....

Unfortunately, Gates & Co won't see competition for quite some time,
never if they have anything to say about it. I would dearly love to have
a commonly used OS that took care of operating my system and let me
choose and install my own word processor, spreadsheet program, browser,
e-mail client, multimedia player, etc., etc. -- without forcing me to
leap through flaming hoops to get rid of software that I don't want
sucking up space on my hard drive. To be honest, I was hoping that
Microsoft would be split into two separate companies along the OS and
software divide.

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