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> Should I be able to sue google for including chrome os on chromebooks? Apple for preinstalling osx? Android? Ios? What about the os for my cars' display, or m
by wtallis 6y ago
> Should I be able to sue google for including chrome os on chromebooks? Apple for preinstalling osx? Android? Ios? What about the os for my cars' display, or my smart tv?
All of those examples have the hardware manufacturer bundling their own software, as opposed to tying a third-party software product that to the sale of the hardware. And none of those companies have quite the history that Microsoft does with illegal tying. So there's plenty of room to draw a line that allows Chrome OS and iOS but requires Lenovo to make Windows optional. (I'm not saying that's the most sensible place to draw the line, just that there are clear distinctions to be made here.)