IP: Yahoo: [Microsoft changes Windows license terms]

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:54:47 -0700
>To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
>From: Bob Hinden <hinden@iprg.nokia.com>
>Subject: Yahoo: [Microsoft changes Windows license terms]
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>Wednesday July 11 04:00 PM EDT
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>Microsoft changes Windows license terms
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>By Joe Wilcox CNET.com
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>Microsoft on Wednesday changed the licensing terms it imposes on PC 
>manufacturers to install its Windows operating system, responding to a 
>recent ruling in its antitrust case.
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>In a dramatic shift, Microsoft will allow PC makers to remove Internet 
>Explorer icons and entries from the Start Menu, as well as provide the 
>ability to remove Internet Explorer from Windows XP. The company also will 
>extend this to Windows 98, Window Me, and Windows 2000.
>
>"We did this to address some of the specific antitrust violations found by 
>the Court of Appeals," said Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan. "We are 
>going to provide OEMS (original equipment manufacturers) greater 
>flexibility with Windows. We are making these changes now to make sure 
>Windows XP ships on time, and we minimize any disruption to the high-tech 
>industry."
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>http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010711/tc/microsoft_changes_windows_license_terms_1.html
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