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Indeed it's all about choice - and as far as I can see we have all the choice we could need...

I can install Windows XP if I want, or indeed Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, Netware et al. I can dual boot them all if I want.

I can use IE if I want, or indeed Netscrape, Mozilla, Opera...I can install them all if I want.

I can use WMP if I want, or indeed Real, Quicktime....I can install them all if I want.

I can use WMM if I want, or indeed Premiere, Pinnacle Studio....I can install them all if I want.

I can use Paint if I want, or indeed Photoshop, Paintshop Pro....I can install them all if I want.

Anyone following my logic here? I have plenty of choice - I can use whatever is best or whatever I prefer...so how does NOT having IE, WMP, WMM, Paint et al increase consumer choice? Quite simply it doesn't. Also when did these extra apps start mattering? It didn't matter about Notepad, ScanDisk, WordPad, Character Map, Solitaire...........why a browser?

Also, it seems to me that charging Microsoft for having a monopoly on desktop OS (which is due to Windows marketplace success) is kind of like saying McDonalds has a monopoly on burgers....now I want every kind of BigMac...

Big Mac - with everything

Big Mac - No Burger

Big Mac - No Bread

Big Mac - No Secret Sauce

Big Mac - No Cheese

Big Mac - No Lettuce

Big Mac - No Burger or Bread

Big Mac - No Burger or Secret Sauce

Big Mac - No Burger or Cheese

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Big Mac - No Bread, Burger, Sauce, Cheese, Lettuce...umm no big mac please.

Just my load of opinion - you may disagree...in which case your wrong and a hideously ugly freak.

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True, _Pablo. Perhaps the only choice the consumer is lacking is the ability to not have Windows XP - remember that most OEMs still bundle it with their systems (ie Dell, Compaq, Gateway, etc). While the majority of the population is still uneducated when it comes to computers (lets face it, not everyone can evolve to a market that's redefined every 18 months), a growing number of people are exploring alternative operating systems. Linux is of course, one of those examples; and while it certainly is not ready for a desktop appearance, I think the best way for linux to "get its foot in the door" is to begin being bundled on OEM machines -- even if it doesn't come preinstalled.

I know Dell tried linux for a while, and it sort of...flopped...it was primarily because linux was (and still is) too immature for a desktop. I still think that the first, best, most logical option for alternative operating systems will be to venture into the oem market.

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