off:patent deals ?

[Dave Woyciesjes]

Tony wrote:
> And then this ..
> 
>  As part of the deal, Linspire also pledged to add support for Windows 
> Media 10 in future releases of its Linux OS distribution. The company 
> also agreed to make Windows Live Search the default search engine in 
> Linspire 5.0.
> 
> I don't really now what to think of this but does this presume that MS 
> wants there crappy apps on Unix/Linux?
> 
> Tony D
> 
	Of course MS want's their apps everywhere, if it can't be Windows 
itself. Same idea as with AOL carpet-bombing us with their floppies & 
CDs in the mail and every magazine possible; and with Sun making Solaris 
binaries free with Solaris 8 and so on. Solaris installs weren't 
increasing that much, so in order to get people hooked on it, they give 
away free samples.
	It's all about brand recognition. Marketing 101...

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