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So, if Microsoft bought up Nokia or HTC and made their own Windows RT tablets, people will be better off with no hardware choice like with iOS and there would be no complaining here?

If a company wants to enhance competition between its hardware partners and a hardware choice to the public, they should be forced to not license it on their own terms?



So, now, Microsoft wants to "enhance" competition by making Windows 8 only devices that cannot be upgraded to a non-Microsoft OS.

That's an interesting interpretation of "enhancing".


Lets say a new company called "Cranapple" comes along and releases a new locked down tablet CranPad into the market with their own custom locked down proprietary OS.

Does this act enhance the competition in the tablet market? Serious question.


Microsoft have pretty much bought up Nokia.

rubs his Lumia 710 affectionately




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