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 Posted by
sengan
on Friday July 31, @07:27PM
from the while-on-the-other-side-of-the-proverbial-pond dept.
Something many people do not know is that European law prohibits
tying products together. This makes it illegal for a vendor
to refuse to sell you a PC without a Microsoft OS... This law
exists to prevent anyone from leveraging their monopoly to
enter a new market. (That's why a lot of US companies should
seriously consider suing in Europe. They're more likely to win
there). Perhaps in a related move, Dell is considering
making
Linux an officially supported OS in Europe. They appear
happy with Linux's community support.
(The SCO Unix link in the original article has moved... but
you can see it on
this page instead).
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Posted by
sengan
on Friday July 31, @07:27PM
EU law and Dell Linux support
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