IP: Yahoo: [Microsoft changes Windows license terms]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> 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]
>
>
> Wednesday July 11 04:00 PM EDT
>
> Microsoft changes Windows license terms
>
> By Joe Wilcox CNET.com
>
> 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.
>
> 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."
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010711/tc/microsoft_changes_windows_license_terms_1.html



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