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Having followed OLPC like Nathan, I think I'll nitpick and say that OLPC
identified the new market, got several countries interested and *then*
MS jumped in. At first they tried to come up with a version of Windows
that would run on the XO laptop, but Intel got involved, so now they're
apparently simply trying to come up with their own low-cost solution,
but decided to make it low-capability also, probably because they can't
get Windows to run on such a small PC.
I have a sneaking suspicion that they are not only tapping a new market,
but they're also worried about a world where more people use Linux than
Windows.
*Peter Dow* /
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 793-9050
pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /
Walden H. Leverich wrote:
I don't know if there's any legal remedy to stop Microsoft from
extending their monopoly.
As an MS shareholder, I've got to ask, what's the problem? They've
identified a new market, come up with a solution to use (some of) an
existing product to compete in that market, and are planning on
deploying it. This is simply good business.
What part of it do you feel should fall under anti-trust, or other,
"legal" rememdies?
-Walden
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