Wheres that then?
EU? (2002, 2004, 2007)
http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6998272.stm
US? (3000 of them!)
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases.html
Or are all developers just MS pawns (in their own words):
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9007527
Some obviously do .
Anyway, why would it be any more inconvenient to you than what you've got now? You as a simple consumer would still buy your pc with a full kit. Its just the way the end product is put together for you behind the scenes would be different but fairer for developers everywhere.
EU? (2002, 2004, 2007)
http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6998272.stm
US? (3000 of them!)
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases.html
Or are all developers just MS pawns (in their own words):
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9007527
Some obviously do .
Anyway, why would it be any more inconvenient to you than what you've got now? You as a simple consumer would still buy your pc with a full kit. Its just the way the end product is put together for you behind the scenes would be different but fairer for developers everywhere.