"Roedy Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:48:18 -0700, "David Schwartz"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote or quoted :
>> Go down to your local car dealer and see if you can buy a new car
>>without an engine.
> Given that that the OS and the hardware come from completely different
> companies, I think that a specious analogy.
With many cars, the engine is made by a different manufacturer from the
body. The point is, they're sold as a unit because a car won't run without
an engine and most people in the market want a car with an engine.
DS
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