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Am 15.06.2012 14:28, schrieb Walter Dnes: |
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> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 09:54:12AM +0200, Florian Philipp wrote |
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>> I guess anti-trust is not an issue since MS is not even close to having |
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>> a monopoly in ARM. |
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> Will you be able to get an ARM machine without their UEFI? If MS |
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> ever gets huge in the ARM arena, and 95% of ARM cpus go into Windows |
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> machines, how many companies will make cpus for the remaining 5%. |
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> Remember how MS strongarmed OEMs into a "Windows tax"? |
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When MS gets a strong hold in ARM, they will have to face the same |
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antitrust measures they face on x86 and their policy will likely have to |
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change. |
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I don't say its a nice outlook. The whole antitrust system is reactive |
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and takes years to have any effect. |
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But until then (if it ever happens)? Support other big players in ARM, |
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don't buy Nokia/Windows phones, hope for the best. The usual ... |
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Regards, |
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Florian Philipp |
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