[mdlug] Is the "Wintel" monopoly slipping away?

[Aaron Kulkis]

Stuart Munro wrote:
> all you have to do is not accept the EULA and notify the supplier and they
> will send you a check so you can buy your favorite X brand and not pay for
> windows....
> I took about 3 months to get eh check but i did get it...
> 

When you have to jump through such hoops to NOT buy something
then yes, the product which you do NOT WANT TO BUY is a monopoly.

Any reasonable person can see that.

> On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Jacob Todd <jaketodd422 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> That's not a monopoly. A monopoly is when a firm has enough control over
>> (a)
>> product(s) that it can determine terms in which individuals have access the
>> product. You can buy laptops, desktops, &c without windows on it, maybe not
>> from your favourite brand X, but you can buy computers without windows on
>> it.

Again, where can I buy a laptop without Windows on it..
WITHOUT having to beg for my money back?

>> On Dec 24, 2010 9:43 PM, "Aaron Kulkis" <akulkis00 at gmail.com> wrote: