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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by MBCook on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:29AM (#17256657)
Really? Didn’t know they did that.

MS had effectively the same rule too, didn’t they? Wasn’t that (one of) the reasons we didn’t see Linux as even a BTO option for the longest time?

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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by gsnedders on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:32AM (#17256699)
> MS had effectively the same rule too, didn’t they? Wasn’t that (one of) the reasons we didn’t see Linux as even a BTO option for the longest time?

Until 1994: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsofts-1994-consent...

Note that the MS one was different: OEMs paid license costs based on computers shipped (with/without Windows), whereas Google requires complete exclusivity if you ship one device with Google Play Store.

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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by MBCook on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:36AM (#17256755)
I thought the MS one was cost based. “It’s nice and cheap until you sell one OS/2 box.”

Thanks.

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