Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Apr 27 2022 10:07:00

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Spectre on Tue Apr 26 2022 06:28 am

 PF> Microsoft claimed they were the victim of piracy, and because of it, as a 
 PF> requirement to sell DOS and later Windows licenses, forced OEMs to buy a 
 PF> copy of either for each PC they built. That gave Microsoft a leg up on 
 PF> alternative DOSes and OS/2, since you'd already paid for DOS/Windows.

"Piracy" was Microsoft's reasoning for requiring OEMs to buy a license for Windows for every PC they sell?  I'd have thought they'd be more concerned about end users at home (building their own PC) pirating Windows.  I thought PC OEMs (at least in the US) were generally pretty good about buying legit Windows licenses for their PCs.  But I guess there were many people who would buy a pre-built PC, and they'd have no reason to pirate Windows if the PC already came with a Windows license.

Nightfox
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