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Title: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: CyberMech on March 23, 2004, 09:55:24 AM

I'd like to know why did Gateway nor any Amiga employee have no voice over Gateway loosing discounts from Microsoft if they developed their own brand(Amiga)?  

This should have been added to the anti-trust case.

Anyone have any ideas or comments?

Regards,

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: IonDeluxe on March 23, 2004, 10:03:08 AM

It was probably a footnote somewhere.

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: T_Bone on March 23, 2004, 10:52:40 AM

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CyberMech wrote:
I'd like to know why did Gateway nor any Amiga employee have no voice over Gateway loosing discounts from Microsoft if they developed their own brand(Amiga)?  

This should have been added to the anti-trust case.

Anyone have any ideas or comments?

Regards,

Amiga Inc is still patiently waiting for a huge check from Microsoft, according to Bill McEwens neighbors. (rumor)

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: CyberMech on March 23, 2004, 10:54:11 AM

I wonder why there was no uproar about this footnote, or someone just wanted the technology dead.  Seems like it almost got there.

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: CyberMech on March 23, 2004, 10:57:43 AM

Any idea what this cheque is for?

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: mikeymike on March 23, 2004, 12:00:27 PM

CyberMech, something tells me that one comment wasn't based on fact and the other wasn't entirely serious :-)

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: T_Bone on March 23, 2004, 12:09:06 PM

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mikeymike wrote:
CyberMech, something tells me that one comment wasn't based on fact and the other wasn't entirely serious :-)

Not a fact I can back up anyway. According to Rich Woods, Bill McEwens neighbors said that Bill told them he was waiting for a large check from Microsoft, and that when it was recieved, his current problems would be over.

[edit - I'll see if I can find the original post]

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: T_Bone on March 23, 2004, 12:18:55 PM

http://flyingmice.com/cgi-bin/squidcgi/mbmessage.pl/amiga/88606.shtml (http://flyingmice.com/cgi-bin/squidcgi/mbmessage.pl/amiga/88606.shtml)

"As of approx 4 weeks ago - a "field interview" with a neighbor - the neighbor stated [Bill McEwen] keeps talking about how he is execting a 2 or 2.5 million check from Microsoft.
"

Title: Re: Why no anti-trust for Gateway/Amiga against Microsoft
Post by: CyberMech on March 23, 2004, 12:22:41 PM

There was article from the New York times as well as a few postings on this site about former Gateway employees moaning about this.  I did have a posting about this a while back in these forums as well.

I think it was from the register.