Microsoft suffers decisive EU antitrust defeat

[imported_Tango]

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: Tango

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: Tango
Did you read the articles?

Your avatar should be a parrot too.

This statement pissed me off.
"The court said Microsoft was unjustified in tying new applications to its Windows operating system in a way that squeezed out rivals and harmed consumer choice. "

In 2004, I don't recall any Windows MP, IE, or much else squeezing crap. I could install another default MP, Firefox browser, and a security suite offering it's own firewall.
Their comments tell the true to story on the hate mongering.
It's all totally nonsense.
If you made floormats, would you sue Ford for bundling theirs?

I like parrots, I used to have one when I was a kid.

I only asked if you read the articles because the answer to your questions was in the first 5 lines of both.

If Fords were the only cars available, and I made floormats, I would sue Ford if they would not allow me to measure the cockpit in order to build my floormats.


The court endorsed Commission sanctions against Microsoft's tying together of software and refusal to give rival makers of office servers information to enable their products to work smoothly with Windows.

Besides, floormats are accessories to cars, not complements.

MS isn't the only OS.

The point is not being the only OS. The point is being a platform which those who write other softwares must adhere to. The verdict was not about Microsoft Monopoly in the OS market. It was about the effect of Microsoft OS quasi-monopoly on other software markets.

 

[Hacp]

I think that the EU has gone too far. They should drop the fines, so we can raise taxes on Microsoft. Thats 680 million less to fund our nation's health care and social security programs.

 

[Kur]

While I don't really like Microsoft this is complete stupidity. Personally I would stop selling windows in the EU, pull all licenses and see how far they get. While Linux could easily replace the windows OS it would take many many years to replace all the applications that EU companies and government use.

I like windows media player, It's just fast loading for me. Winamp I use for streaming and itunes for, well my ipod. Real is pretty much the worst company imo, their software is so bloated and slow that I am surprised they are still in business.

 

[dmcowen674]

Go Europe :thumbsup:

Bundling and forcing is two different things.

The average sheeple have no clue how to point a different player to be the default player after Microsoft had already made their "free" one the default.

 

[Rangoric]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Go Europe :thumbsup:

Bundling and forcing is two different things.

The average sheeple have no clue how to point a different player to be the default player after Microsoft had already made their "free" one the default.

Except for the fact that the install programs usually do that for you right?

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: Rangoric

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Go Europe :thumbsup:

Bundling and forcing is two different things.

The average sheeple have no clue how to point a different player to be the default player after Microsoft had already made their "free" one the default.

Except for the fact that the install programs usually do that for you right?

lol

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: Rangoric

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Go Europe :thumbsup:

Bundling and forcing is two different things.

The average sheeple have no clue how to point a different player to be the default player after Microsoft had already made their "free" one the default.

Except for the fact that the install programs usually do that for you right?

haha.

 

[WHAMPOM]

Wonderful! Should be in the BILLIONS! MS the corporate piracy king.

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Rangoric

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Go Europe :thumbsup:

Bundling and forcing is two different things.

The average sheeple have no clue how to point a different player to be the default player after Microsoft had already made their "free" one the default.

Except for the fact that the install programs usually do that for you right?

What's even more hysterical is that McOwen of all people needs to be instructed on installing software...

 

[CanOWorms]

Perhaps this is a legitimate ruling, but anyone keeping in touch with the EU knows that economic nationalism (EU-to-outside and within the EU) is on the rise. Perhaps this is a case of it.

 

[imported_Tango]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Perhaps this is a legitimate ruling, but anyone keeping in touch with the EU knows that economic nationalism (EU-to-outside and within the EU) is on the rise. Perhaps this is a case of it.

I guessed you missed something...

Quote:


The international scope of the EU's role was reflected in the Microsoft case in that it was Sun, a U.S.-based multinational, rather than a European company, that brought the initial complaint in Europe.


A group of U.S. software companies, including Oracle Corp., Novell Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc., applauded the ruling.


Besides, the court ruled also against a German banking cartel, and against a pan-European oil and energy cartel, as you can read in the links Freegeeks provided earlier.