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Old 09-26-2011, 06:36 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by afa View Post
I don't think the problem was ever Microsoft "forcing" PC makers to buy Windows. How would they do that, anyway?
You make PCs. Most of your customers do, in fact, want Windows. Microsoft tells you "You must pay us for a Windows license for every PC you sell, whether it has Windows on it or not. Otherwise, we won't sell you any Windows licenses at all.

It's a slimy business practice, and Microsoft did it.
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