From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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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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Sure they have a choice. They can choose to compete =
in the=20
commodity PC market  by accepting the MS solution or =
not.  It's a=20
business decision that's more a necessity than a 'choice'.  =

 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c9d6d0{at}w3.nls.net...
     Only if
you redefine =
incentive to=20
  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 will=20
    make that choice?  
     
    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c954da{at}w3.nls.net...
    

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

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

          "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c92b7f{at}w3.nls.net...
            
"motherboard, =
case, what's=20
          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 is=20
            if I buy software I expect to be allowed to run that =
software on one=20
            computer, if my old computer dies I expect to be able to =
replace the=20
            hardware and run the same software on one computer. =

             
            Change that model,
force me =
to buy new=20
            software every time I buy a new computer, an suddenly it =
gets a lot=20
            easier to move to another platform like Mac or =
Linux.
             
            Geo.
            

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

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