Microsoft's antitrust search changes for Vista SP1

[Mem]

Link.

Word spread quickly last night that Microsoft would capitulate to Google's concerns over the way search is integrated into Windows Vista, but the details were light. We contacted Microsoft for the skinny on the changes, and this is what the company had to share with us. There are three major changes being made to Vista via Service Pack 1, which the company says is expected in beta form by the close of the year.

More info in above link.

 

[MrChad]

So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

 

[loup garou]

So retarded.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

I fail to see why market share should make a difference. If you're going to have heavy-handed regulations and rulings dictating what can and cannot be bundled with an operating system, at least apply the rules fairly across the board.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

Actually, last time I checked their market share was <= 5% and that is just the marketshare of Apple hardware, the OSX market share is probably less because some people probably use Linux or Windows as their primary OS on their macs.

But, I agree with loup garou and MrChad

 

[sourceninja]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

I fail to see why market share should make a difference. If you're going to have heavy-handed regulations and rulings dictating what can and cannot be bundled with an operating system, at least apply the rules fairly across the board.

It matters because with market share comes power to kill competition. Apple will have a hard time killing competition. Microsoft can do it with little effort.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

I fail to see why market share should make a difference. If you're going to have heavy-handed regulations and rulings dictating what can and cannot be bundled with an operating system, at least apply the rules fairly across the board.

Hmm, maybe you need to read up on what constitutes a monopoly then. You can start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: MrChad
So will Apple be doing the same thing for Spotlight in Leopard? :roll:

The double standards for Microsoft rear their ugly heads again.

I don't think a company is considered a monopoly when they have like 10% of the market.

Actually, last time I checked their market share was <= 5% and that is just the marketshare of Apple hardware, the OSX market share is probably less because some people probably use Linux or Windows as their primary OS on their macs.

But, I agree with loup garou and MrChad

I, for one, welcome our new search overlord.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Brazen
Hmm, maybe you need to read up on what constitutes a monopoly then. You can start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

From your link:

Primary characteristics of a monopoly

Single Seller: For a pure monopoly to take place, only one company can be selling the good. A company can have a monopoly on certain goods and not on other goods.

Hmm, we have OS X, a variety of Linux variants, BSD, Unix. So that doesn't apply.

Significant Barrier of Entry: In a monopoly, it is usually harder for other firms to get into the industry to provide the same goods or services as the company who is already the dominant firm of the industry.

Linux and open source initiatives have proven that they can develop competitive operating systems and provide them at no cost to the market.

No close substitutes: Monopoly is not merely the state of having a unique or recognizable product, but also that there are no close substitutes available for the function the good fills.

I can listen to my MP3s, browse the internet, check my email and create and share documents on any of the operating systems listed above.

Price maker: Because a single firm controls the total supply in a pure monopoly, it is able to exert a significant degree of control over the price by changing the quantity supplied.

Windows is not priced significantly higher than other commercial operating systems.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: Brazen
I, for one, welcome our new search overlord.

Jeez. Always the first to kiss up.... 😉