Bring on naked PCs, says think tank

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Ok, as you asked.

The PC OEMs are in the best position of knowing what it takes to meet their customers needs. Most of the top OEMs offer alternative OSs (Linux) on a variety of PCs but the vast majority of users don't want it. Face it, anyone that actually wants an alternative knows how to buy what they want.

Second, it is not up to any governing body to disreagard the consumers wishes and there is no doubt the end user wants Windows installed and ready to go when they buy a new PC. (The version of XP without Media Player was SOUNDLY REJECTED by the buying public in the EU. It simply is NOT what they want.)

Third, it is not illegal to have a monopoly position, even in Europe. Only abuse of the monopoly is illegal. From all I read in the PDF the goal seems to be to reduce Microsoft's market share regardless of what users want and vote for with their wallets. You may make an argument users don't know any better but that is false as the report talks about servers and people running a server are not Joe Average and are very aware of their options.

Forth, the Average user would not know how to set up the OS AND all the required device drivers nor would the machine be tested to support their OS of choice. (OEMs test the hardware/OS combination extensively and all support is based upon that testing. That is why they include a recovery disk with the PC.)

Finally, this market (any market) is best served by the market forces (assuming no abuse from a monopoly) and user demands. If HP, or Dell, or anyone thought there was money to be made by building stripped down boxes they would jump on it in a heartbeat. The fact is, there is no market demand for such a configuration. (There are companies doing it and their sales are barely percievable.) Again, the government of the EU can and should end any abusive tactics of a monopoly, but that is a far cry from doing everything they can to destroy the company or its position in the market.

Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 09/26/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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