well my country you buy a OEM pc from a middleman. Its a Dell but the software is bundled differently.
The user base of Microsoft software is tremendous . More accurately, it is unparallelled . No software or hardware company on the face of the Earth has as many users as Microsoft does. This is my ( personal ) first and foremost reason to begin to dislike and distrust Microsoft . It has unsurpassed power and influence . It could do just about anything it wants in the software world and, due to its monetary influence , in the physical world as well. Does it? How is it using its power ? Predatory Business Practices: Misuse of User
Microsoft uses its power to reinforce its position and gain money . Yes, those are the goals of a business , but are these the goal s that a superpower should have? Above, we have seen that Microsoft has unparallelled control within the world . Thus, it is a superpower . Indeed, the case can be made that it is a monopoly in the PC market. How are they using this monstrous advantage ? Quelling consumer choice and gain ing more money and power . Bundling Internet Exploitable ( IE ) with Windows was a step . Most casual IE users I know use it because it's a) already there and b) start s the fastest of any browser out there for Windows . Why is it already there? Because it's bundle d with Windows . Why does it start so fast ? Because it's an "inseperable" part of the operating system (suuure) and the core component s and libraries are load ed when you start the [computer. Additionally , (and this really torques me off) IE is required in order to obtain update s to the OS . Security updates as well as fun thing s such as screen saver s and theme s. You now really have to at least have IE install ed. Another step: Corel brought forth document s show ing that Microsoft deliberately threw in incompatabilities in Windows 3.1 in order to keep their product,DR-DOS, from running Windows , thus eliminating it as a threat to their monopoly . (http://www.drdos.com/fullstory/final4.html) Let us not forget .Net / C-sharp , the not- Java . C-sharp is effectively Java , with some Microsoft -specific " enhancement s" throw n in and the platform independence take n out . .Net puts the platform independence back in to a degree , and adds some more features to the Microsoft offering. Glorified , bloat ed RPC s, anyone ? Predatory Business Practices: Support Since when can a company get away with providing essentially no tech support with their product ? I remember back to the first Gateway 2000 box my family got. We got huge manual s detailing most everything that could be done on the computer (The Windows and MS-DOS book s were each in excess of 400-600 pages. Now, you get about 20-50 pages of basically installation instructions .) The online help is of no help, either. That is all of the "This is Your Mouse" variety . (Not quite true for all cases, but close ). In order to learn what all you can do with your win.ini file or registry for instance , you have to purchase a miriad of books. Even then, not all details are covered. If something isn't in your online help or brochure - manual , then you must pay to get the privilege of call ing tech support more than three time s. (for my copy of NT , anyhow ). If you have an OEM copy, then watch out ! You must contact your vendor . (a vast majority of users.) Microsoft: It's not Just Software Contrary to what some people believe , Microsoft does not just produce software . Ever heard of MSN ? Hotmail ? Microsoft is an ISP and an email provider . How about the Intellimouse or the Natural Keyboard ? They produce hardware , too. How about MSNBC ? They are into television and cable . Heard about the X-Box ? They do console game system s. The list of disparate fields Microsoft is in goes on and on. Microsoft is not just a monopoly , it's a conglomerate as well. (Has anyone checked in on this from a legal standpoint ?) Not only that, but even the software produced should be examined more closely . Microsoft produces the drivers many users use, the Operating System (core components e.g. the kernel), the Graphics system ( X in unix ), the window manager , the browser , on up to applications such as IIS and Office . There is nothing preventing Microsoft from putting in code to give themselves an advantage and competitors a disadvantage at any link along the chain from hardware to application s. This is possibly the scariest tothose like me who tend to be lightly paranoid . Unseen API s or call s to give Microsoft apps a leg up , enhance the performance of their hardware , or surreptitiously monitor the user without the user ever knowing. if(browser.ident != "Internet Explorer"){ error("This application has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.");} They Charged For a Beta of Windows 2000 Charging for a beta ?
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