[ale] a scary scenario

[Jeff Rose]

I think MS knows this already and has plans to give away Windows once
they get sustainable revenue from other sources, .Net, Xbox, etc. 
That's how they killed Netscape so as soon as they can they'll try to do
the same with Linux.

On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 08:22, Irv Mullins wrote:
> On Friday 05 April 2002 07:53 am, you wrote:
> > i hope you're right, all the more reason to keep an
> > eye on the PPC hardware
> 
> Yep. There's always going to be some competition..
> When the OS cost  made up 5% to 10% of what you paid for a new 
> computer, no one minded very much. 
> 
> Currently, I believe their cut is approaching 25% for the low-end 
> computers.
> 
> Once they get this new plan into operation, maybe 50% of the price 
> will be for the OS and hardware licenses. With people expecting 
> sub-$500 computers now, that means retailers will have to choose 
> between selling Microsoft or making a realistic profit.
> 
> Methinks profit will win.
> 
> Regards,
> Irv
> 
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