OEM's install Netscape if they want to? It is free let the user decide, not the
DOJ.
The original allegation was that Microsoft was REQUIRING OEM's to install IE4
and according to unnamed OEMs Microsoft was actually penalizing them on
per-unit prices of Win95 if they included Netscape as well.
Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
That is a good point, and I could do that, but you have to remember also that
some people don't have great big hard drives so they can't do it. Although
that is a small amount of people. I would just rather not be forced to do
anything, and on the direct x point I don't often have to deal with it's
interface, plus there is not really any competition for it that I am aware of.
And again this is not the reason I took Cart back, it had other well documented
problems with it.
Huh? I am a bit confused as far as the CPR I have I always just leave the
cd out as the only thing it needs to be in for is Driving school, Track
info & as you said driver bios. Thats better than say F1rs where the cd
always has to be in period eh? as far as the set-ups they are saved in
garage right? So I am sorry but I seem to have lost what the original
point was. I thought you originally said you needed I.E to access the
drivers bios?
I just checked my I.E total folder size on H.D was 175kb pretty small.
Ok like I said in the first post I was mainly curious about the I.E versus
Netscape needed to use the sim as far as accessing bios etc.
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:24:11, "Mikes Designs"
Believe it....The largest software company in the world has three
letters in it's
name...If possible check out how much real estate the same company
owns in
a large city near you....That will make you think a little. M$ and
Bill Gates are
small potatoes.
<another example of snipping>
Ralph Williams
Well I guess I can change his name frome someone who should know to someone
who does know ;-) Thanks for the confirmation Ralph.
Aloha, Mike
John,
You solution might not be a bad idea... BUT neither browser should be
pre-loaded then. The problem with Microsoft compiling IE into Windows
IS unfair comepetition. If Netscape were offering a competing OS... the
story might be different.
But Microsoft has a virtual monopoly for OSs.... thus giving them the
unfair advantage to incorporate a seperate entity into the OS. (the web
broswer has been a seperate entity since inception.)
Scott
> >John,
> >However, for many
> >of the new computer purchasers who no very little about the web if at
> >all, all they care about in general is 3 things. Can I "see" the web??
> >Can I send and receive email?? Can I read and post newsgroups ?? All 3
> >are YES for both Netscape and Microsoft. Now IF Microsoft forced all
> >retailers to carry IE as part of the Windows OS.. that is unfair
> >competition I think because a majority of new users will just use whats
> >there.
> Mmmmm, but where you draw the line? Adobe sue Microsoft because
> Paintbrush migh stop people buying Photoshop? All the anti-virus
> stuff, disk-backup, compression, DUN, whatever. I don't see why a
> browser shouldn't be part of an OS - I'd quite like to be able to buy
> a new system and POW there's everything I need to use the internet.
> Not having to download another browser, e-mail prog, news prog any
> time I have to reinstall from my Win95 CD.
> Perhaps DOJ should insist that both are put on the Win95 distribution
> CD, and the user offered a choice during installation :)
> Cheers!
> John
