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

[Peter Bart]

On Fri, 2010-12-24 at 23:19 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> 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?

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