Re: Microsoft Hatred FAQ

From: Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen (lasse_at_vkarlsen.no)
Date: 10/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:46:18 +0200

David Schwartz wrote:
> Roedy Green wrote:
<snip>
> competing products. (Just as Burger King corporate will not you sell Big
> Macs in the same store in which you sell Whoppers.)

Rather odd comparison don't you think ?

A better comparison would be if Burger King purchases the fries from a
factory that says that Burger King has to give out a pack of fries with
all meals, regardless of the type of meal, or they are going to raise
the price. In other words, you'll be forced to take a pack of fries with
your ice cream, salad or what not. Considering that McDonalds have been
selling meals with "potato-boats" (don't know the correct english term
for it, carved potato pieces fried), they'd have to give you a pack of
fries with your meal regardless, even if you want to replace the fries
with "potato-boats".

Also, in this case Burger King "won't sell you" is not the same as
"can't sell you", which seems to be the case with this whole Microsoft
discussion. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to easily buy a
computer from Microsoft with OS/2 installed or vice versa either and I'm
not sure they would be obliged to do so either. However, controlling
what an independant outlet is doing, that's different. 

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