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I'm not sure if this is "the" DOS used[1], but MS forces a contract on vendors saying that they can't sell a server without an operating system, as basically a
by vacri 10y ago
I'm not sure if this is "the" DOS used[1], but MS forces a contract on vendors saying that they can't sell a server without an operating system, as basically a way to help force out ^nix (vendors don't want to support a full-blown ^nix, so don't want to ship one). However, FreeDOS is an operating system with extremely limited functionality - there's nothing to support. This gives those vendors an 'out', so they don't lose clients who don't want to pay for MS licenses.
[1] I think it's FreeDOS that's an option on servers, but I can't recall. I've been cloud-ey for too long :(
- dispose13432 10y agoWasn't that part of the anti-trust lawsuit?
- digi_owl 10y agoNo, i think that was about them bundling IE with Windows and claiming they were joined at the hip. That said, i think MS since then changed their tactic to offering deep bulk discounts. In particular when the OEMs pre-installed both Windows and Office. This because the margins pr PC had become so thin that the way the OEMs make a profit is to charge third parties like Symantec a pr PC fee on bloatware bundling.
- Aloha 10y agoUsed to perhaps, but no longer. I regularly order machines from dell with no OS on them - its just not available retail.