Re: [chat] NZ Company resuses to duplicate Knoppix CDs

[Alan L Tyree <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 10:23, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Jon Biddell wrote:
> 
> > The following story is of interest to all Linux affecionados...
> > 
> > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3510183
> > 
> > More Microsoft anti-competitive practices in the making...
> 
> Honestly, I don't think it's a Microsoft thing so much as a bunch of
> clueless paranoiacs at the duplicating place.  Yeah, they could be under
> pressure from microsoft, but I'm a Hanlon's Razor kind of guy.
> 

But, from the article:

"Software Images general manager David Hill denied there was a
non-compete agreement with Microsoft.

But the existence of a 15-page contract with a non-compete clause was
confirmed by Microsoft competitive strategy manager Brett Roberts."

What kind of a "non-compete" clause can there be in a contract between
MS and a disk pressing company?

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