[aclug-L] Re: B&N

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rather than "demanding" that they go back to promoting O'Reilly instead of
Microsoft, perhaps an approach more likely to get heard would be to ask them
to promote both equally.  And if they refuse, it's not hard to refuse to
shop there :)


On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 12:56:57PM -0600, Kirk Lancaster wrote:
> 
> Last night I visited the Barnes & Noble at Kellogg and 
> Rock.  After looking at the computer section, I asked 
> the manager why there were displays of books published 
> by Microsoft where the O'Reilly books were normally 
> displayed.  He said that a few weeks ago the New York 
> office ordered all the B&N stores to do this.  I asked 
> him to forward my objection to the corporate office and 
> he agreed to try. 
> 
> I do not object to books published by Microsoft.  However, 
> if these books are placed in prominent displays in the 
> majority of the prime locations in the computer sections 
> of Barnes & Noble stores, then I object.  Microsoft 
> has been found to constitute a monopoly by the courts. 
> I would have hoped that Barnes and Noble would not 
> assist Microsoft in maintaining (and strengthening) its 
> monopoly by replacing displays by publishers like 
> O'Reilly with displays by Microsoft or displays which 
> promote only Microsoft products.
> 
> I am considering other actions I can take.  Does anyone 
> know if Borders is doing (or is planning to do) the same 
> thing as B&N?  
> 
> Sincerely,
> Kirk Lancaster
> 
> PS  At universities around the country, perhaps we will next 
> see courses titled: Visual Calculus, Biology XP, Music ME.
> (Mr. Brubakken, you earned a grade of C# in your CS 644 
> course.) 
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