[ale] M$ refund

[Jeff Lightner]

My argument is that IMO it IS illegal under our anti-trust laws.  The
two things are not the same.   

It's much like the difference between abortion and murder.   Some people
don't see a difference morally even if there is a difference legally.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Popovitch
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:38 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] M$ refund

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:07, Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
> Actually superlatives like "best" are not illegal to use under Fair
> Trade practices...

That is my whole point in this discussion.   The gap between illegal
and acceptable is something a lot of people can't fathom.   It is not
illegal for M$ to enter into an obscene contract with Dell, if it were
illegal then Dell's lawyers wouldn't let it happen.  It may be
unacceptable and grotesque, but it doesn't automatically constitute an
illegal practice.

-Jim P.
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