Bill Gates will sue them into oblivion. Even if they haven't actually broken any laws, I'm sure he'll find a way.
I'm currently thinking about getting a new PC, and it's really annoying having to buy an OS- I really don't want to spend eighty quid on Windows XP (espicially since I already HAVE Windows XP on this computer), but don't really have a choice if I actually want to play games.
I mean, they're basically pinching all the good stuff from Firefox just because Mozilla have got a whopping FIVE percent of people using their browser. Who gives a crap about 5%? If Microsoft won't even let people use another web browser, do you really think they'll tolerate the existence of an OS that costs nothing and yet lets people actually use Windows-designed software?
At best, they'll force new security measures on developers to ensure software only works on real Windows.
As totally sweet as this would be, I honestly can't see it happening. Gates has too much money to let it happen. And no soul.
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