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I recall, was it a court hearing? MS said IE could not be taken out of the W operating system.
A PC and a techie came in, the techie played with the PC. Result- there was no IE, memory use was down, the operating system functioned as before.
No one was forced to buy W. But buyers were told they had to have the MS browser IE, and so were dissuaded from buying a (better) competitor.
A mistake by MS? So a low level of competence.
Deliberate? Then fraud.

Thank you for the education.

I would never have figured that out myself.

You are such a genius!

What Microsoft did was to force retailers not to carry competitors' products. They also lied to both the EU and to Congress in order to put Netscape out of business while claiming that IE couldn't be separated from the OS. They built their entire enterprise on this type of market coercion. While I understand your argument, it totally ignores how Microsoft got where it is today.

Fortunately for everyone, along came portable devices - an area Microsoft still is playing from behind on. Android-based phones and tablets are first in market-share with Apple second. Microsoft is a very distant third and I hope it stays that way because it has forced Microsoft to open up and start to play nice. You can bet they never would have ported SQL Server or Office to Linux otherwise.

Well said. I can't see why all here can not understand free markets and want have their hands held as they navigate the problems of living.

Never has Microsoft forced anyone to use their products. If you do not like their products go elsewhere or learn enough to create your own software. Microsoft's purpose is not to satisfy you but make a profit with a product which sells despite your wants.

Love it when someone recognizes value with value!

Very nice!

I think one of the things I like most about the Pi is its value: versatility at a very reasonable cost. I mean the thing is basically a small computer (with all the bells and whistles) for ~$30. That's pretty amazing!

I began with Ubuntu and then moved to Mint. I am playing with Zorin on my spare computers. Mint 19 is a nice package that has a lot of features and Zorin is good for those who need a basic machine. Desktop is nice and friendly for both. The hardware interface is excellent (sets up automatically). Driver installs for things like printers, scanners, USB wifi sticks can be a bit more of a challenge depending on the manufacturer. Linux requires a bit of work or learning, but there are a lot of forums where just about every question is broached.

It's under construction/assembly at present - like the preamps ;^) I will post an announcement here in the Gulch when the website is ready. We introduced it to a gathering of audio enthusiasts last September with very positive feedback (including a rave review from a well known amp designer/innovator/manufacturer. )

Protect defined property rights in law versus "regulation" is a major conceptual distinction. The first requires people in government to implement, but they are not "regulators" and the proper goals is not to "force competition", which is another conservative false premise in the Hillsdale article.

Yes it was!

Regulators- I am not so strict as to say no regulators but, I do observe in the areas of my interest that what they do is get captured by the industry.
They make rules easily achievable by existing players that only nominally protect consumers, and make working arrangements so complex that operating costs go up, that is accepted by the industry as the regulator okays or supports price increases.
On top of that all the rules serve to make start-up costs very high thus squelching competition.

Yes, the proper approach is to confirm, change and enforce as needed legislation to define and protect property rights of big and small players.

Unfortunate, but so true.

Milli Pocahontas is not a moron, she is very smart, and that is the problem. Intelligent evil is far more dangerous.Hopefully her tactical sense for a national election is not good, as in not realizing the effect of her hysterically strident emotionalism.

Wolfenstein was soooo cool, and soooo ahead of it's time.

No, more like the Libertarians hate Lizzy Warren, the moron.

You should hate Mac now, but not in 1987. If you hated it then, you weren't paying attention.

What kid do you like. I started on a "get to 20Hz" epic task, and succeeded (Got 19). Sound damn good, but there were compromises. I love horn-loaded systems. They just reproduce beautifully, and are efficient, so I built a few transmission line speakers.
Now, I'm thinking of a line array.
I do have an idea for an arbitrarily low frequency woofer. I need to build and patent it.

Send Site!

Unload!
I'm always interested in better sound.;^)
Our preamps are starting assembly this week for sale via the net. Gotta get that website working ;^)

I don't know how did you do that.

I had absolutely no problem switching from XP to 10.

But then I am not an anti-MS fanatic.

"Hate" MS? Like the left hates Trump?

Well, I hate MAC.

You are very apt using" moron" and "idiot".

I assume you don't count yourself among them.

Thanks, again, Thoritsu. My past computer experience is mainly industrial in chemical making and manufacturing and these applications in A/V, gaming, and other home use are new to me and are a whole new world to explore. I think the last video game I played was called Wolfenstein 3D back in the '80s (I'm really dating myself here, LOL). The Pi used in the RR project described above was a good port of my industrial and process skills to a new platform and I even picked up Python for the first time as a "new" language for me as well as TKinter for the GUI, not to mention getting up to my neck in Linux.

You can still use xp on old computers for which you have the proper drivers, as long as you manage the security risks properly.

What version of linux do you use and what did you do to ensure you have the right drivers for your hardware?

Freedom includes your own property rights and privacy from stalkers. Protecting our property rights does not mean "regulation" with government control of technology, but that is almost all we hear in the name of solving the stalking and data insecurity problem. https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...