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FilaBrasileiro on 02 December 2008
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-General_Ram- said:
mrstickball said:
-General_Ram- said:
MrBubbles said:

i have an idea. microsoft should create their own army and then start taking over countries.t hey not only diversify...but they can force everyone in the countries to use windows!

 

well since windows is bundled with every PC sold, they all ready force buyer

And who bundles Windows with 'every PC sold'?

Last I checked, Windows doesn't make the PCs. Apple does make the Mac, and does force buyers to use OSx as far as my understanding is.

 

MS has a exclusive deal with practically every PC maker.

 

Didn't Dell and HP one time threatened to start offering PCs with Linux but then MS cut them a deal or something?

 

TheSource said:

Well...they are probably a bit concerned 'in principle' in this decline.

But you have to figure more people than ever are using PCs worldwide, so even if the total market share declines, odds are the number of people using Windows on PCs is rising steadily in absolute numbers.

The absolute number is great for bragging rights only, what good is it to sell another 100 million copies of Windows in Africa, 200 million in S. America and 600 million in Asia if they're all bought for 10 bucks in the black market? What gives MS money is the Windows on every laptop/desktop on stores and especially the fees and royalties that huge companies have to pay to run windows, windows server, windows office etc on their thousands of computers.