Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:57:03 -0400 From: Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer Message-ID: <20100922135703.7cbd5f26@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin7%2BL3V5q7028KF_cdoZncjsj-KWRE2zdwLUrNk@mail.gmail.com> References: <201009220024.o8M0OBhW024398@mail.r-bonomi.com> <AANLkTin7%2BL3V5q7028KF_cdoZncjsj-KWRE2zdwLUrNk@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:27:05 -0700 David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> articulated: > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Robert Bonomi > <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote: > > A) *THEY* developed the interface specifications. They license > > printer manufacurers to build to it. They _would_ obejct if > > somebody used their technology to compete against them. > > > > B) As it is, to _use_ one of those printers, you *HAVE*TO*BY* a MS > > O/S. if one could use those printers -without- a MS O/S, that is a > > 'provable' loss in MS O/S sales -- one sales loss for -each- > > non-MS system that has such a printer attached. > > If this were true, and there really were a big conspiracy on > Microsoft's part to make manufacturers only support Windows, then you > wouldn't see cheap printers that support both Windows and MacOS X. In > reality, such printers are pretty easy to find. I just heard a rumor that FreeBSD is secretly in collusion with Microsoft and the printer manufacturer's consortium to advance the usage of printers on the Win32/64 platform. By refusing to create an environment in which printers can use tested and certified drivers on a non-windows operating system, they are secretly contributing to Microsoft's continued domination in the PC market. Slash-Dot will unequivocally be denying the accuracy of this story; however, we all are aware that they are secretly being paid by the EC in an attempt to diminish Microsoft's market share. Unfortunately, I cannot substantiate these claims; however, as has been demonstrated numerous times on this forum, documentation of subversive acts is not a requirement. In fact, it might well be called counter-productive. -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint. Mark Twain
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