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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 18:06:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dan Hollis <goemon@anime.net>
To: Justin Guyett <justin@soze.net>
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Subject: Re: Uncle Sam Wants YOU!
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On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Justin Guyett wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Dan Hollis wrote:
> > On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
> > As demonstrated many times over the past several years, it is becoming
> > increasingly difficult to buy a PC without bundled m$-ware. Even if you
> > dont use m$-ware you are still forced to pay for it.
> And you can get a refund if you don't agree to the license.

No, you can't. (tested & proven)

> Or you can build your own computer.

Sure.

> The OS isn't the only thing Dell or Compaq or anyone else forces on
> you.  Would you complain if you couldn't get a machine from a major
> vendor with a certain disk drive, and were then "forced" to buy it
> anyway, and trash the original drive?

strawman and you know it.

-Dan

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