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Dell: Where's the Competitive Advantage?

Not quite agree with the OS charge bit: Dell (or any other PC vendor) don't HAVE to pay for an OS, heard of Ubuntu? They're shipping it on more and more machines. And they CAN differentiate themselves with features like instant-on (also linux based). With Windows now being zero-innovation and having completely shot themselves in the foot, different OSes and more features like instant-on is where the hardware manufacturers can start to differentiate where MS has dropped the ball.

Google’s Eric Schmidt Won’t Talk About The iPhone At Apple Board Meetings

That is just ridiculous. Unlike Microsoft, Google has not engaged in illegal conduct. It plays by the rules, and there is nothing stopping anyone starting a better search company.
Compare that to MS who is forcing Vista on new PC buyers, even though they don't want it; try and find a new PC in a shop without this Vista crap.