From: "Rich" 

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   Whine to emachines.  They sell it to instead of a FPP version.  I =
haven't owned an emachines box but I suspect they like Dell, HP, Sony, =
and others also customized it and added other software they were given = or
paid to preinstall.  If you don't like what emachine sells you then = don't
buy it.  I'm sure you can find a system provider that will sell = you FPP. 
Or as is the subject of this thread, you can buy a system from = apple who
gives you no choice.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:qoMyDtgaXWQD092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   Even george isn't claiming this bullshit.  Why are you?

  George claimed it, you couldn't deny it so tried to change the =
subject.
  I objected to that, you resorted to a lie.
  Geo has since repeated his claim, so there is no doubt about what he =
claims.

  The Microsoft-written EULA for the version of Windows preloaded an the =
vast
  majority of machines sold today explicitly ties the licence to the =
machine.
  Sell or scrap the machine, the licence goes with it.

  Why do you have to defend the indefensible, Rich? Even when I was =
working
  for IBM while posting in CANOPUS, if I found some statement about IBM =
to be
  indefensible I either kept quiet or simply acknowledged the facts.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)
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   Whine to
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to instead of a FPP version.  I haven't owned an emachines box but = I=20
suspect they like Dell, HP, Sony, and =
others also customized it=20 and added other software
they were given or paid to preinstall.  If = you=20
don't like what emachine sells you then don't buy it.  I'm sure you = can=20
find a system provider that will sell you FPP.  Or as is the = subject of=20
this thread, you can buy a system from apple who gives you no=20
choice.
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
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  wrote in message news:qoMyDtgaXWQD092yn{at}attg=
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  article <43c7e46f{at}w3.nls.net>,=20">mailto:43c7e46f{at}w3.nls.net">43c7e46f{at}w3.nls.net>,=20
  "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>   Even george isn't claiming =
this=20
  bullshit.  Why are you?George claimed it,
you couldn't =
deny it so=20
  tried to change the subject.I objected to that, you resorted to a=20
  lie.Geo has since repeated his claim, so there is no doubt about =
what he=20
  claims.The Microsoft-written EULA for the version of Windows =
preloaded=20
  an the vastmajority of machines sold today explicitly ties the =
licence to=20
  the machine.Sell or scrap the machine, the licence goes with=20
  it.Why do you have to defend the indefensible, Rich?
Even when =
I was=20
  workingfor IBM while posting in CANOPUS, if I found some statement =
about=20
  IBM to beindefensible I either kept quiet or simply acknowledged =
the=20
  facts.-- Don
Hills    (dmhills at=20
attglobaldotnet) 

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