[Bush2000]

And MS is very, very guilty of using coercion to keep those from offering consumers other choices. A mountain of evidence was reviewed by MS-friendly appeals and Supreme courts.

All they had to do was ask Dell. Consumers don't want your alternative crapware. Dell tried offering Linux to consumers. Nobody bought. Sun can't even give away Java to OEMs. Theory debunked.

[ThinkDifferent]

Dell tried offering Linux to consumers. Nobody bought.

As I recall, none of the large OEMs that offered Linux gave a lower price for that configuration (possibly to avoid angering Microsoft). Given that Linux can be easily obtained through other means, it's not surprising that few customers would pass up a "free" copy of Windows.