Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mark Kent wrote:
>
>> Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:40:22 +0100,
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> ____/ chrisv on Friday 28 September 2007 14:54 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>But if it's not exactly like Windows, then it's behind right? Some
>>>>>>reviewers will give high score to those who mimic mistakes, e.g.
>>>>>>Xandros, Linspire...
>>>>>
>>>>> One of my best friends has been using Linspire for years, now. Works
>>>>> for him...
>>>>
>>>> It does. But Apple OS X also works as a BSD. But it's not open source.
>>>> It's aggressive lock-in and restriction of choice. We're back were we
>>>> started -- another Windows.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How is someone using Linspire "locked in"?
>>>
>>
>> Didn't they sign some kind of limited cross-licensing deal with
>> Microsoft,
>
> So what? This amounts to "lock in" exactly how?
I don't know exactly, which is why I was asking the question. If you
don't know the answer, why did you respond?
>
>> whilst not quite admitting what it was the customer was
>> really getting?
>>
>
> Might it be a linux distro? With source code?
Roy was just saying that they try to impose some restrictions on usage
which they should not be doing.
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