From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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Actually people here are saying that a portion of the customer base = would
be better served without such a restrictive OS license.  You are =
attempting to portray  MS as some sort of innocent bystander in these =
licensing agreements. Yes, MS has a right to mandate these restrictions  =
just as I, as a consumer, have a right to be displeased by them.=20

=20
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:43caa304{at}w3.nls.net...
     If customers assign value to the choices emachine does not make, as =
the folks here claim to, they would be competing better by better = serving
these customers.  It's all emachines choice.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:43c9e273$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Sure they have a choice. They can choose to compete in the commodity =
PC market  by accepting the MS solution or not.  It's a business = decision
that's more a necessity than a 'choice'. =20

      "Rich"  wrote in message news:43c9d6d0{at}w3.nls.net...
         Only if you redefine incentive to mean choice.

      Rich

        "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:43c95883{at}w3.nls.net...
        and MS doesn't offer 'incentives' so that eMachines will make =
that choice? =20

        "Rich"  wrote in message news:43c954da{at}w3.nls.net...
             It sure is important.  You claimed that replacing the =
computer but keeping the case is the keeping the same computer.  You =
really do need to have a firm basis in reality if you want to make a =
point.

             The choice you continue to whine about is one made by =
emachines.  You should be whining to them.  But of course no one expects =
you to.  You will likely continue to whine.

          Rich


            "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:43c933e8$4{at}w3.nls.net...
            Not incapable, unimportant to my point that tying Windows =
license to the hardware is proof that Microsoft is just as draconian.

            Geo.
              "Rich"  wrote in message news:43c92b7f{at}w3.nls.net...
                 "motherboard, case, what's the difference",  Are you =
seriously incapable of distinguishing?

                 If you are unhappy with emachines, whine to emachines.

              Rich

                "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:43c8849b$4{at}w3.nls.net...
                Motherboard, case, what's the difference, pick which you =
want to call the computer. The point is if I buy software I expect to be =
allowed to run that software on one computer, if my old computer dies I =
expect to be able to replace the hardware and run the same software on =
one computer.=20

                Change that model, force me to buy new software every =
time I buy a new computer, an suddenly it gets a lot easier to move to =
another platform like Mac or Linux.

                Geo.
                  "Rich"  wrote in message =
news:43c7e440{at}w3.nls.net...
                     I doubt it was tied to that individual motherboard =
or even that type of motherboard.

                     BTW, are we all to be pretending that the case is =
the computer and the motherboard an accessory instead of the reality.

                  Rich


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Actually people here are saying that a portion of =
the customer=20
base would be better served without such a restrictive OS =
license. =20
You are attempting to portray  MS as some sort of innocent = bystander in=20
these licensing agreements. Yes, MS has a right to mandate these=20
restrictions  just as I, as a consumer, have a right to be =
displeased by=20
them. 
 
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43caa304{at}w3.nls.net...
     If
customers assign =
value to the=20
  choices emachine does not make, as the folks here claim to, they would =
be=20
  competing better by better serving these customers.  It's all =
emachines=20
  choice.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
=
wrote in=20
    message news:43c9e273$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Sure they have a choice. They can choose to =
compete in the=20
    commodity PC market  by accepting the MS solution or=20
    not.  It's a business decision that's more a necessity =
than a=20
    'choice'.  
     
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c9d6d0{at}w3.nls.net...
        
Only if you redefine =
incentive=20
      to mean choice.
       
      Rich
       
      

        "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
=
wrote in=20
        message news:43c95883{at}w3.nls.net...
        and MS doesn't offer 'incentives' so that =
eMachines=20
        will make that choice?  
         
        "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c954da{at}w3.nls.net...
        

            
It sure is =
important. =20
          You claimed that replacing the computer but keeping the case =
is the=20
          keeping the same computer.  You really do need to have a =
firm=20
          basis in reality if you want to make a point.
           
             The =
choice you continue=20
          to whine about is one made by emachines.  You should =
be=20
          whining to them.  But of course no one expects you =
to.  You=20
          will likely continue to whine.
           
          Rich
           
           
          

            "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
=
wrote in=20
            message news:43c933e8$4{at}w3.nls.net...
            Not incapable, unimportant =
to my point=20
            that tying Windows license to the hardware is proof that =
Microsoft=20
            is just as draconian.
             
            Geo.
            

              "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c92b7f{at}w3.nls.net...
                 =
"motherboard, case,=20
              what's the difference",  Are you seriously incapable =
of=20
              distinguishing?
               
                 If you are =
unhappy with=20
              emachines, whine to emachines.
               
              Rich
               
              

                "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
=
wrote in=20
                message news:43c8849b$4{at}w3.nls.net...
                Motherboard, case, =
what's the=20
                difference, pick which you want to call the computer. =
The point=20
                is if I buy software I expect to be allowed to run that =
software=20
                on one computer, if my old computer dies I expect to be =
able to=20
                replace the hardware and run the same software on one =
computer.=20
                
                 
                Change that model, =
force me to buy=20
                new software every time I buy a new computer, an =
suddenly it=20
                gets a lot easier to move to another platform like Mac =
or=20
                Linux.
                 
                Geo.
                

                  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in
message news:43c7e440{at}w3.nls.net...
                     I doubt =
it was tied=20
                  to that individual motherboard or even that type of=20
                  motherboard.
                   
                     BTW, are =
we all to=20
                  be pretending that the case is the computer and the=20
                  motherboard an accessory instead of the =
reality.
                   
                  Rich
                   
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