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To Bundle Or Not To Bundle?
From Edupage:
TO BUNDLE OR NOT TO BUNDLE? THAT IS THE MICROSOFT QUESTION
One of the fears Microsoft rivals have is that Microsoft will build
directly into the Windows operating system various applications
software packages (such as encryption for financial processing over
the Internet), because customers would be reluctant to pay for
products that do more-or-less the same thing as an installed product
that they get "for free." Although it's unlikely that the government
would consider breaking Microsoft up into separate companies, it is
conceivable that it could force Microsoft to limit what it includes
with its operating systems. (The Economist 1/28-2/3/95 p.61)
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