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I told you so…
By Brian | June 17, 2005 | Share on Facebook
Remember back in April of last year, when the EU successfully defended customer choice by crushing the big, bad monopoly power of Microsoft?
Well, as predicted, it turns out that a whole lot of time & effort has gone into defending a choice that no one wants:
PC makers snub Windows sans media player
“Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu Siemens all said they have no firm plans to install Windows XP N, citing a lack of customer demand. A Dell representative added Tuesday that customers expect to have a media player included. . . ‘Customers purchase computers expecting them to come equipped with the capability of playing back digital media files, and it’s our obligation to meet this need. ‘ “
As I said in my original essay on the topic, Windows is not number one because of its quality; it’s number one because of its ubiquity. It’s only through the twisted logic of government-think that making the product less functional is somehow a good thing for consumers.
Topics: Tech Talk | 2 Comments »
I call dibs on being the one to say, “Jane, you ignorant slut!”
Except now, we both have blogs. Jeff – blog a response & put a link in the comments. people can click back & forth if they’re interested (how’s THAT for an assumption!)
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