I thought Dells business model was well known...my mistake for assuming:

Dell is a JIT manufacturer. There are no thousands of PCs in the warehouse.

The minimal inventory that Dell keeps should have dwindled significantly by now.

HP is almost in the same boat when it comes to stared inventory. companies cannot afford to have that much unpaid for and idle inventory.

What Dell and HP do not have faith that MS will put out a reliable replacement?

Then stop shipping the product! Thats what the judges order says....its says do not sell anymore.

If MS cannot provide what Dell needs they are out of luck for a bit....how about negotiating with MS and telling them they have to support this new version of Word for 120 days or its no sellly from Delly?.

Sounds like Dell and HP are trying to pull a fast one on the judge.

Changing a master image by taking software such as Word and replacing it with a slightly different version of Word (trial copies too) is simple for any competent tech.....I think Dell and HP have people with skills in their employ. If they do not maybe they should get some Microsoft consultants to teach them about Windows automated installs and layered images.

If they employed bumbling idiots that designed their image creation processes it will cost them. But if that is the case who cares?!? they are flushing money down the toilet every day with the screwed up process!

-Costly testing? pffft!...eyes rolling..

Really bad analogy there because there is a big difference. The people who worked on Toy Story were contracted to a company to create a product (Disney). Disney owns the rights.

But his gut is right....plastics leach if not BPA they are leaching something else. Water out of plastic bottles tastes and smells funny. Some people can't tell but my senses can. Ban plastics for food stuffs? I am for banning it and not for reasons of hysterica. That lead, BHG in dairy cows and a wack of other stuff. CC

Selling a T-Shirt with McDonalds name on it and selling advertising with McDonalds name on it.

When they are both done without permission is there a difference?